Creation of a Diagcab
Detects the creation of diagcab file, which could be caused by some legitimate installer or is a sign of exploitation (review the filename and its location)
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- file_event
Known benign triggers
- Legitimate microsoft diagcab
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| threadreaderapp.com/thread/1533879688141086720.html | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 3d0ed417-3d94-4963-a562-4a92c940656a
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.resource-development
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1