T1070

Containers ESXi Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite Windows

Indicator Removal

Description

Adversaries may delete or modify artifacts generated within systems to remove evidence of their presence or hinder defenses. Various artifacts may be created by an adversary or something that can be attributed to an adversary’s actions.

Typically these artifacts are used as defensive indicators related to monitored events, such as strings from downloaded files, logs that are generated from user actions, and other data analyzed by defenders. Location, format, and type of artifact (such as command or login history) are often specific to each platform.

Removal of these indicators may interfere with event collection, reporting, or other processes used to detect intrusion activity. This may compromise the integrity of security solutions by causing notable events to go unreported.

This activity may also impede forensic analysis and incident response, due to lack of sufficient data to determine what occurred.

Sub-techniques

T1070.001 — Clear Windows Event Logs T1070.002 — Clear Linux or Mac System Logs T1070.003 — Clear Command History T1070.004 — File Deletion T1070.005 — Network Share Connection Removal T1070.006 — Timestomp T1070.007 — Clear Network Connection History and Configurations T1070.008 — Clear Mailbox Data T1070.009 — Clear Persistence T1070.010 — Relocate Malware