Office Macro File Creation
Detects the creation of a new office macro files on the systems
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- file_event
Known benign triggers
- Very common in environments that rely heavily on macro documents
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 |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1566.001/T1566.001.md | 3 |
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployoffice/compat/office-file-format-reference | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 91174a41-dc8f-401b-be89-7bfc140612a0
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.initial-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1