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Detects evidence of file timestomping, a technique used by attackers to modify file system timestamps (Create, Access, Modify, Change) to evade forensic detection or masquerade malicious files. The rule monitors for explicit usage of timestomping tools (e.g., Invoke-TimeStomp), abuse of system utilities like fsutil.exe for timestamp modification by suspicious parent processes, and unauthorized or unsigned processes performing timestamp modification on sensitive file types.
Detects the use of PowerShell, PWSH, or CMD to modify file system timestamps, a technique commonly referred to as timestomping. This is often used by adversaries to hide malicious file activity or blend in with legitimate system files by manipulating file creation, modification, or access time metadata.
Detects potential timestomping activities via PowerShell APIs or touch.exe usage, alongside the creation or modification of known webshell filenames in web directories or files placed in common web root subdirectories by web server processes.
Detects attempts to modify file timestamps (CreationTime, LastWriteTime, LastAccessTime) using PowerShell Set-ItemProperty cmdlets or command-line tools like 'touch'. This behavior is often associated with adversary attempts to hide artifacts or modify forensic timelines, specifically when targeting directories associated with web servers.
This rule detects potential file timestamp manipulation (timestomping) and suspicious file operations commonly associated with web shell installation on Windows systems. It monitors for PowerShell commands, touch.exe execution, and cmd.exe file copy operations directed at web directories, as well as file write events involving specific known web shell filenames.
Detects suspicious activity on Cisco SD-WAN infrastructure (vManage, vSmart, vBond) associated with unauthorized configuration changes, potential exploitation of CVE-2026-20245, rogue account creation, and anti-forensic behaviors.
Detects potential timestomping activity using PowerShell Set-ItemProperty, as well as specific file metadata manipulation and file operations associated with the JFMBackdoor utilizing fltMC.exe.
This rule detects instances of the JFMBackdoor malware performing timestomping operations within the 'C:\Users\public\jfm\' directory. The malicious activity involves the use of fltMC.exe to perform DLL sideloading, followed by modifying file timestamps to evade forensic analysis and timeline reconstruction, specifically observed as part of the Red Lamassu command 0xE subcommand 0x10.
Detects instances where the creation timestamp of a file is reported as being significantly older (more than 30 days) than the actual file creation event time, as recorded by Sysmon Event ID 2. This is a common indicator of timestomping, where attackers modify file creation metadata to evade detection or blend in with legitimate system files.
Detects the modification or creation of .aspx files within the ColdFusion 'wwwroot\Images' directory. The rule flags both known webshell filenames and generic .aspx files that are not modified by the IIS worker process (w3wp.exe), which is indicative of unauthorized file manipulation or webshell deployment.
Detects the use of PowerShell commands that modify file system metadata (e.g., CreationTime, LastWriteTime, LastAccessTime). This technique, often referred to as 'timestomping', is used by adversaries to manipulate file timestamps to evade detection or hide activity.
Detects the use of PowerShell, PWSH, or CMD to modify file system timestamps, a technique commonly referred to as timestomping. This is often used by adversaries to hide malicious file activity or blend in with legitimate system files by manipulating file creation, modification, or access time metadata.
Detects the use of PowerShell, PWSH, or CMD to modify file system timestamps, a technique commonly referred to as timestomping. This is often used by adversaries to hide malicious file activity or blend in with legitimate system files by manipulating file creation, modification, or access time metadata.
Detects the creation of a suspicious file (script or executable) within common web directories (inetpub or wwwroot) followed by an attempt to timestomp that file using common tools like PowerShell, Rundll32, or dedicated timestomping binaries within a 30-minute window. This behavior is indicative of an attacker attempting to establish persistence via a web shell while concealing the activity by modifying file timestamps.
Detects the use of PowerShell commands that modify file system metadata (e.g., CreationTime, LastWriteTime, LastAccessTime). This technique, often referred to as 'timestomping', is used by adversaries to manipulate file timestamps to evade detection or hide activity.
Detects command-line activity indicative of timestomping, specifically when 'cmd.exe' is used with file copy/move commands ('copy', 'xcopy', 'robocopy', 'move') and the target path is not within 'Program Files' or 'Windows' directories. This behavior is often associated with ransomware like Prinz Eugen attempting to hide its activities.
Detects command-line activity indicative of timestomping, specifically when 'cmd.exe' is used with file copy/move commands ('copy', 'xcopy', 'robocopy', 'move') and the target path is not within 'Program Files' or 'Windows' directories. This behavior is often associated with ransomware like Prinz Eugen attempting to hide its activities.
Detects patching of network device system images for persistent backdoors
This rule detects attempts to modify file timestamps over SMB. Specifically, it looks for the 'SetFileTime' operation within SMB traffic on port 445. This activity can be indicative of an adversary attempting to hide their presence or activities by making malicious files appear to have legitimate creation or modification times, a technique known as timestomping.
Linux Timestomping via Reference FIle
Cortex XDR
Detects the use of the 'touch' command on Linux with '-m' and '-r' (reference file) or '--reference' arguments. This combination can be used for timestomping, a technique to modify file timestamps to evade detection or forensic analysis by making malicious files appear to have legitimate creation/modification times.
Detects attempts to modify file timestamps on Linux systems using the 'touch' command with the '-r' or '--reference' flags. This technique, known as timestomping, allows adversaries to change the access and modification times of a file to match those of another file, to evade detection or blend malicious files with legitimate ones.
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