NTFS File Attributes - T1564.004

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may use NTFS file attributes to hide their malicious data in order to evade detection. Every New Technology File System (NTFS) formatted partition contains a Master File Table (MFT) that maintains a record for every file/directory on the partition. Within MFT entries are file attributes, such as Extended Attributes (EA) and Data [known as Alternate Data Streams (ADSs) when more than one Data attribute is present], that can be used to store arbitrary data (and even complete files).

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1564004["NTFS File Attributes"] --> |modifies| FileSystemMetadata["File System Metadata"]; class T1564004 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class FileSystemMetadata ArtifactNode; click FileSystemMetadata href "/dao/artifact/d3f:FileSystemMetadata";
        click T1564004 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1564.004/"; click FileSystemMetadata href "/dao/artifact/d3f:FileSystemMetadata";

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