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Archive Utility

Date: 2021-04-22 ID: cc9b2619-efc9-11eb-926b-550bf0943fbb Author: Michael Haag Environment: attack_range Directory: archive_utility

Description

The following data was generated with Cobalt Strike spawning 7z.exe to archive files on disk.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1560.001 Archive via Utility Collection

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment attack_range
Directory archive_utility
Test Date 2021-04-22

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Windows-Sysmon

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1560.001/archive_utility/windows-sysmon.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name Type Source MITRE ATT&CK Analytic Story
Detect Renamed WinRAR Hunting Endpoint T1560.001 China-Nexus Threat Activity, Collection and Staging, CISA AA22-277A, Salt Typhoon
Detect Renamed 7-Zip Hunting Endpoint T1560.001 Collection and Staging, Malicious Inno Setup Loader
Anomalous usage of 7zip Anomaly Endpoint T1560.001 NOBELIUM Group, BlackByte Ransomware, Cobalt Strike, Graceful Wipe Out Attack, BlackSuit Ransomware

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1560.001/archive_utility/windows-sysmon.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Related Content

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0