Anti-Forensics
Clear Browser Artifacts
Clear Command History
Clear Operating System Logs
Delete User Account
Disk Wiping
File Deletion
File Encryption
Hide Artifacts
Log Tampering
Modify Windows Registry
Physical Destruction of Storage Media
Physical Removal of Disk Storage
Steganography
System Shutdown
Timestomping
Tripwires
Uninstalling Software
Use of a Virtual Machine
- ID: AF009
- Created: 25th May 2024
- Updated: 14th June 2024
- Platforms: Windows, Linux, MacOS
- Contributor: The ITM Team
Log Tampering
A subject may attempt to modify log files, as opposed to deleting them, to remove evidence of their actions.
Prevention
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PV002 | Restrict Access to Administrative Privileges | The Principle of Least Privilege should be enforced, and period reviews of permissions conducted to ensure that accounts have the minimum level of access required to complete duties as per their role. |
Detection
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DT046 | Agent Capable of Endpoint Detection and Response | An agent capable of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is a software agent installed on organization endpoints (such as laptops and servers) that (at a minimum) records the Operating System, application, and network activity on an endpoint.
Typically EDR operates in an agent/server model, where agents automatically send logs to a server, where the server correlates those logs based on a rule set. This rule set is then used to surface potential security-related events, that can then be analyzed.
An EDR agent typically also has some form of remote shell capability, where a user of the EDR platform can gain a remote shell session on a target endpoint, for incident response purposes. An EDR agent will typically have the ability to remotely isolate an endpoint, where all network activity is blocked on the target endpoint (other than the network activity required for the EDR platform to operate). |