Suspicious file access

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About the rule

Rule Type

Advanced

Rule Description

Multiple failed attempts to access a single file are followed by a file modification, made by the same user.

Severity

Critical

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "null" | timewindow 5m | groupby USERNAME | groupby OBJECTNAME having COUNT > 3 Action2: actionname = "File modified" AND USERNAME = Action1.USERNAME AND OBJECTNAME = Action1.OBJECTNAME sequence:Action1 followedby Action2 within 5m select Action2.HOSTNAME,Action2.MESSAGE,Action2.USERNAME,Action2.DOMAIN,Action2.OBJECTNAME,Action2.PROCESSNAME,Action2.ACCESSLIST

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows