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D3-SFA

System File Analysis

Detect Tactic

Monitor changes to system files and directories to detect unauthorized modifications and persistence mechanisms.

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Implementation Guidance

  • Deploy file integrity monitoring
  • Baseline critical system files
  • Alert on unauthorized changes
  • Monitor registry modifications
  • Track startup item changes

Tools & Technologies

OSSECTripwireWazuhMicrosoft DefenderSysmon

ATT&CK Techniques Countered

This defensive technique helps protect against the following adversary techniques:

T1547

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

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Related Techniques in Detect

D3-NTA

Network Traffic Analysis

D3-PHDM

Process Spawn Analysis

D3-FCA

File Content Analysis

D3-ANET

Authentication Event Monitoring

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