Windows File Permissions Modification

File permissions are commonly managed by discretionary access control lists (DACLs) specified by the file owner. Adversaries may modify file permissions/attributes to evade intended DACLs.

id:a099cb16-1a92-4503-9102-56cc84a51ad1
categories:enrich
confidence:low
os:windows
created:7/26/2019
updated:7/26/2019

MITRE ATT&CK™ Mapping

tactics:Defense Evasion
techniques:T1222 File Permissions Modification

Query

process where subtype.create and (
  process_name == "attrib.exe" and command_line == "* +h*" or
  process_name == "takeown.exe" or
  process_name == "icacls.exe" and command_line == "*grant*"
)

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