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AN0162 Analytic 0162

Windows · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Correlate unauthorized or anomalous file modifications, deletions, or metadata changes with suspicious process execution or API calls. Detect abnormal changes to structured data (e.g., database files, logs, financial records) outside expected business process activity.</p>
Detects
T1565 Data Manipulation
Part of
DET0059 Detection Strategy for Data Manipulation

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
WinEventLog:SysmonEventCode=11DC0039 File Creation
WinEventLog:SysmonEventCode=2DC0061 File Modification
WinEventLog:SysmonEventCode=15DC0059 File Metadata
WinEventLog:SecurityEventCode=4663, 4670, 4656DC0055 File Access

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
MonitoredFilePathsList of critical data directories or files; environment-specific tuning required.
TimeWindowThreshold for correlating process execution with rapid data changes.
AuthorizedProcessesExpected processes permitted to modify business-critical data.

KEV CVEs whose mapped technique this analytic detects

CVEVendor / productState
CVE-2021-31207Microsoft Exchange ServerMapped
CVE-2025-24993Microsoft WindowsMapped