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Rclone Config File Creation

Detects Rclone config files being created

MITRE ATT&CK

exfiltration

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetFilename|contains|all:
    - :\Users\
    - \.config\rclone\
condition: selection

Author

Aaron Greetham (@beardofbinary) - NCC Group

Created

2021-05-26

Data Sources

windowsFile Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/05/27/detecting-rclone-an-effective-tool-for-exfiltration/

Tags

attack.exfiltrationattack.t1567.002

Raw Content

title: Rclone Config File Creation
id: 34986307-b7f4-49be-92f3-e7a4d01ac5db
status: test
description: Detects Rclone config files being created
references:
    - https://research.nccgroup.com/2021/05/27/detecting-rclone-an-effective-tool-for-exfiltration/
author: Aaron Greetham (@beardofbinary) - NCC Group
date: 2021-05-26
modified: 2023-05-09
tags:
    - attack.exfiltration
    - attack.t1567.002
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|contains|all:
            - ':\Users\'
            - '\.config\rclone\'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate Rclone usage
level: medium