Suspicious File Creation Activity From Fake Recycle.Bin Folder
Detects file write event from/to a fake recycle bin folder that is often used as a staging directory for malware
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- file_event
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cloaked-ursa-phishing/ | 2 |
| www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/infected-usb-steal-secrets | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- cd8b36ac-8e4a-4c2f-a402-a29b8fbd5bca
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.persistenceattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1