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Indicator Removal on Host - Clear Mac System Logs

Detects deletion of local audit logs

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection1:
  Image|endswith:
    - /rm
    - /unlink
    - /shred
selection_cli_1:
  CommandLine|contains: /var/log
selection_cli_2:
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - /Users/
    - /Library/Logs/
condition: selection1 and 1 of selection_cli*

Author

remotephone, oscd.community

Created

2020-10-11

Data Sources

macosProcess Creation Events

Platforms

macos

References

https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1070.002/T1070.002.md

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1070.002

Raw Content

title: Indicator Removal on Host - Clear Mac System Logs
id: acf61bd8-d814-4272-81f0-a7a269aa69aa
status: test
description: Detects deletion of local audit logs
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1070.002/T1070.002.md
author: remotephone, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-11
modified: 2022-09-16
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1070.002
logsource:
    product: macos
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection1:
        Image|endswith:
            - '/rm'
            - '/unlink'
            - '/shred'
    selection_cli_1:
        CommandLine|contains: '/var/log'
    selection_cli_2:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '/Users/'
            - '/Library/Logs/'
    condition: selection1 and 1 of selection_cli*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate administration activities
level: medium