Changing permissions or ownership of a file or folder

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Changing permissions or ownership of a file or folder

Changing the permissions or ownership of a file or folder can be done to get access to sensitive data.

Module:: Platform Analytics
Agent event type:: Process execution
Category:: Evasion
Status:: Enabled

ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)

ATT&CK techniques: File and Directory Permissions Modification (T1222)

Indicator:

Process action type = execution AND target process name = attrib.exe , cacls.exe , takeown.exe AND target process cmd = *-r* , *grant* , */f*

Preventable: yes