Suspicious File Download From File Sharing Websites - File Stream
Detects the download of suspicious file type from a well-known file and paste sharing domain
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- create_stream_hash
Known benign triggers
- Some false positives might occur with binaries download via Github
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| fabian-voith.de/2020/06/25/sysmon-v11-1-reads-alternate-data-streams/ | 2 |
| www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-321a | 6from 2 sources |
| www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/01/17/new-ttps-observed-in-mint-sandstorm-campaign-targeting-high-profile-individuals-at-universities-and-research-orgs/ | 10from 2 sources |
| www.ultimatewindowssecurity.com/securitylog/encyclopedia/event.aspx?eventid=90015 | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 52182dfb-afb7-41db-b4bc-5336cb29b464
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.s0139attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1