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Automated File and API Collection Detection Across Platforms, Detection Strategy DET0186

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AN0531

Automated execution of native utilities and scripts to discover, enumerate, and exfiltrate files and clipboard content. Focus is on detecting repeated file access, scripting engine use, and use of command-line utilities commonly leveraged by collection scripts.

Log Sources

Data Component Name Channel

Process Creation (DC0032) WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=1

File Creation (DC0039) WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=11

Mutable Elements

Field Description

TimeWindow

Defines the lookback period for identifying burst activity or patterns in

process/file events.

SuspiciousFileExtensions Tunable list of file extensions associated with collection (e.g., .pdf, .d…

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