Files Copied to USB Drives
| Id | 3ab04acf-e0e7-4f7c-8995-748ab4c848c2 |
| Rulename | Files Copied to USB Drives |
| Description | This query lists files copied to USB external drives with USB drive information based on FileCreated events associated with most recent USBDriveMount events befor file creations. But be aware that Advanced Hunting is not monitoring all the file types. |
| Severity | High |
| Tactics | Exfiltration |
| Techniques | T1041 |
| Required data connectors | MicrosoftThreatProtection |
| Kind | Scheduled |
| Query frequency | 1h |
| Query period | 1h |
| Trigger threshold | 0 |
| Trigger operator | gt |
| Source Uri | https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Analytic Rules/Exfiltration/FilesCopiedToUSBDrives.yaml |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Arm template | 3ab04acf-e0e7-4f7c-8995-748ab4c848c2.json |
let UsbDriveMount = DeviceEvents
| where ActionType=="UsbDriveMounted"
| extend ParsedFields=parse_json(AdditionalFields)
| project DeviceId, DeviceName, DriveLetter=ParsedFields.DriveLetter, MountTime=TimeGenerated,
ProductName=ParsedFields.ProductName,SerialNumber=ParsedFields.SerialNumber,Manufacturer=ParsedFields.Manufacturer
| order by DeviceId asc, MountTime desc;
let FileCreation = DeviceFileEvents
| where InitiatingProcessAccountName != "system"
| where ActionType == "FileCreated"
| where FolderPath !startswith "C:\\"
| where FolderPath !startswith "\\"
| project ReportId,DeviceId,InitiatingProcessAccountDomain,
InitiatingProcessAccountName,InitiatingProcessAccountUpn,
FileName, FolderPath, SHA256, TimeGenerated, SensitivityLabel, IsAzureInfoProtectionApplied
| order by DeviceId asc, TimeGenerated desc;
FileCreation | lookup kind=inner (UsbDriveMount) on DeviceId
| where FolderPath startswith DriveLetter
| where TimeGenerated >= MountTime
| partition hint.strategy=native by ReportId ( top 1 by MountTime )
| order by DeviceId asc, TimeGenerated desc
| extend HostName = iff(DeviceName has '.', substring(DeviceName, 0, indexof(DeviceName, '.')), DeviceName)
| extend DnsDomain = iff(DeviceName has '.', substring(DeviceName, indexof(DeviceName, '.') + 1), "")
| extend FileHashAlgorithm = 'SHA256'
triggerOperator: gt
queryFrequency: 1h
triggerThreshold: 0
status: Available
description: |
This query lists files copied to USB external drives with USB drive information based on FileCreated events associated with most recent USBDriveMount events befor file creations. But be aware that Advanced Hunting is not monitoring all the file types.
name: Files Copied to USB Drives
version: 1.0.0
kind: Scheduled
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: DeviceName
identifier: FullName
- columnName: HostName
identifier: HostName
- columnName: DnsDomain
identifier: DnsDomain
entityType: Host
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: FileName
identifier: Name
- columnName: FolderPath
identifier: Directory
entityType: File
- fieldMappings:
- columnName: FileHashAlgorithm
identifier: Algorithm
- columnName: SHA256
identifier: Value
entityType: FileHash
query: |
let UsbDriveMount = DeviceEvents
| where ActionType=="UsbDriveMounted"
| extend ParsedFields=parse_json(AdditionalFields)
| project DeviceId, DeviceName, DriveLetter=ParsedFields.DriveLetter, MountTime=TimeGenerated,
ProductName=ParsedFields.ProductName,SerialNumber=ParsedFields.SerialNumber,Manufacturer=ParsedFields.Manufacturer
| order by DeviceId asc, MountTime desc;
let FileCreation = DeviceFileEvents
| where InitiatingProcessAccountName != "system"
| where ActionType == "FileCreated"
| where FolderPath !startswith "C:\\"
| where FolderPath !startswith "\\"
| project ReportId,DeviceId,InitiatingProcessAccountDomain,
InitiatingProcessAccountName,InitiatingProcessAccountUpn,
FileName, FolderPath, SHA256, TimeGenerated, SensitivityLabel, IsAzureInfoProtectionApplied
| order by DeviceId asc, TimeGenerated desc;
FileCreation | lookup kind=inner (UsbDriveMount) on DeviceId
| where FolderPath startswith DriveLetter
| where TimeGenerated >= MountTime
| partition hint.strategy=native by ReportId ( top 1 by MountTime )
| order by DeviceId asc, TimeGenerated desc
| extend HostName = iff(DeviceName has '.', substring(DeviceName, 0, indexof(DeviceName, '.')), DeviceName)
| extend DnsDomain = iff(DeviceName has '.', substring(DeviceName, indexof(DeviceName, '.') + 1), "")
| extend FileHashAlgorithm = 'SHA256'
queryPeriod: 1h
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Analytic Rules/Exfiltration/FilesCopiedToUSBDrives.yaml
relevantTechniques:
- T1041
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
dataTypes:
- DeviceEvents
- DeviceFileEvents
id: 3ab04acf-e0e7-4f7c-8995-748ab4c848c2
severity: High
tactics:
- Exfiltration
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"description": "This query lists files copied to USB external drives with USB drive information based on FileCreated events associated with most recent USBDriveMount events befor file creations. But be aware that Advanced Hunting is not monitoring all the file types.\n",
"displayName": "Files Copied to USB Drives",
"enabled": true,
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"entityType": "Host",
"fieldMappings": [
{
"columnName": "DeviceName",
"identifier": "FullName"
},
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"identifier": "HostName"
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{
"columnName": "DnsDomain",
"identifier": "DnsDomain"
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{
"columnName": "FileName",
"identifier": "Name"
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"columnName": "FolderPath",
"identifier": "Directory"
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"entityType": "FileHash",
"fieldMappings": [
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"columnName": "FileHashAlgorithm",
"identifier": "Algorithm"
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"queryFrequency": "PT1H",
"queryPeriod": "PT1H",
"severity": "High",
"status": "Available",
"subTechniques": [],
"suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
"suppressionEnabled": false,
"tactics": [
"Exfiltration"
],
"techniques": [
"T1041"
],
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