Backup Catalog Deleted

Detects backup catalog deletions

Rule Content

- title: Backup Catalog Deleted
  id: 9703792d-fd9a-456d-a672-ff92efe4806a
  status: experimental
  description: Detects backup catalog deletions
  references:
  - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742154(v=ws.11).aspx
  - https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ed01ebfbc9eb5bbea545af4d01bf5f1071661840480439c6e5babe8e080e41aa?environmentId=100
  author: Florian Roth (rule), Tom U. @c_APT_ure (collection)
  tags:
  - attack.defense_evasion
  - attack.t1107
  logsource:
    product: windows
    service: application
    category: null
  detection:
    selection:
      EventID: 524
      Source: Backup
    condition: selection
  falsepositives:
  - Unknown
  level: medium

Querying Elasticsearch

Import Libraries



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from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
from elasticsearch_dsl import Search
import pandas as pd

Initialize Elasticsearch client



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es = Elasticsearch(['http://helk-elasticsearch:9200'])
searchContext = Search(using=es, index='logs-endpoint-winevent-application-*', doc_type='doc')

Run Elasticsearch Query



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s = searchContext.query('query_string', query='(event_id:"524" AND source_name:"Backup")')
response = s.execute()
if response.success():
    df = pd.DataFrame((d.to_dict() for d in s.scan()))

Show Results



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df.head()