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First Time Seen Removable Device
editFirst Time Seen Removable Device
editIdentifies newly seen removable devices by device friendly name using registry modification events. While this activity is not inherently malicious, analysts can use those events to aid monitoring for data exfiltration over those devices.
Rule type: new_terms
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.registry-*
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
- endgame-*
- logs-m365_defender.event-*
- logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Initial Access
- Tactic: Exfiltration
- Data Source: Elastic Endgame
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
- Data Source: Sysmon
- Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Data Source: SentinelOne
Version: 7
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editevent.category:"registry" and host.os.type:"windows" and registry.value:"FriendlyName" and registry.path:*USBSTOR*
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Initial Access
- ID: TA0001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/
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Technique:
- Name: Replication Through Removable Media
- ID: T1091
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1091/
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Tactic:
- Name: Exfiltration
- ID: TA0010
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0010/
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Technique:
- Name: Exfiltration Over Physical Medium
- ID: T1052
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1052/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Exfiltration over USB
- ID: T1052.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1052/001/