Unusual Remote File Size

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A machine learning job has detected an unusually high file size shared by a remote host indicating potential lateral movement activity. One of the primary goals of attackers after gaining access to a network is to locate and exfiltrate valuable information. Instead of multiple small transfers that can raise alarms, attackers might choose to bundle data into a single large file transfer.

Rule type: machine_learning

Rule indices: None

Severity: low

Risk score: 21

Runs every: 15m

Searches indices from: now-90m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

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Tags:

  • Use Case: Lateral Movement Detection
  • Rule Type: ML
  • Rule Type: Machine Learning
  • Tactic: Lateral Movement

Version: 1

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Investigation guide

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Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM