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DD File Overwrite

Detects potential overwriting and deletion of a file using DD.

MITRE ATT&CK

impact

Detection Query

selection1:
  Image:
    - /bin/dd
    - /usr/bin/dd
selection2:
  CommandLine|contains: of=
selection3:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - if=/dev/zero
    - if=/dev/null
condition: all of selection*

Author

Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research), MSTIC

Created

2021-10-15

Data Sources

linuxProcess Creation Events

Platforms

linux

References

https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1485/T1485.md#atomic-test-2---macoslinux---overwrite-file-with-dd

Tags

attack.impactattack.t1485

Raw Content

title: DD File Overwrite
id: 2953194b-e33c-4859-b9e8-05948c167447
status: test
description: Detects potential overwriting and deletion of a file using DD.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1485/T1485.md#atomic-test-2---macoslinux---overwrite-file-with-dd
author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research), MSTIC
date: 2021-10-15
modified: 2022-07-07
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1485
logsource:
    product: linux
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection1:
        Image:
            - '/bin/dd'
            - '/usr/bin/dd'
    selection2:
        CommandLine|contains: 'of='
    selection3:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'if=/dev/zero'
            - 'if=/dev/null'
    condition: all of selection*
falsepositives:
    - Any user deleting files that way.
level: low