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    Settra Ransomware: cipher.exe /w Used to Overwrite Deleted Data

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated Sep 18, 2026•0•0•3

    Detects the execution of the Windows cipher.exe utility with the '/w' flag from the command prompt. The '/w' flag is used to overwrite free space on a disk, which is a technique often used by adversaries to perform data destruction or hinder forensic recovery of deleted files.

    Cortex XDR

    Tags

    T1485 - Data DestructionS1205 - cipher.exeTA0040 - ImpactProcess CreationCommand ExecutionFile DeletionWindowsWindows Shell Core

    Found in

    • Settra Ransomware Variant Deploys MeshAgent RMMLast updated Sep 18, 2026
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