Find files on the filesystem using the filename or content.
This artifact can be quite expensive, especially if we search file content. It will require opening each file and reading its entire content. To minimize the impact on the endpoint we recommend this artifact is collected with a rate limited way (about 20-50 ops per second).
This artifact is useful in the following scenarios:
We need to locate all the places on our network where customer data has been copied.
We’ve identified malware in a data breach, named using short random strings in specific folders and need to search for other instances across the network.
We believe our user account credentials have been dumped and need to locate them.
We need to search for exposed credit card data to satisfy PCI requirements.
We have a sample of data that has been disclosed and need to locate other similar files
name: MacOS.Search.FileFinder
description: |
Find files on the filesystem using the filename or content.
## Performance Note
This artifact can be quite expensive, especially if we search file
content. It will require opening each file and reading its entire
content. To minimize the impact on the endpoint we recommend this
artifact is collected with a rate limited way (about 20-50 ops per
second).
This artifact is useful in the following scenarios:
* We need to locate all the places on our network where customer
data has been copied.
* We’ve identified malware in a data breach, named using short
random strings in specific folders and need to search for other
instances across the network.
* We believe our user account credentials have been dumped and
need to locate them.
* We need to search for exposed credit card data to satisfy PCI
requirements.
* We have a sample of data that has been disclosed and need to
locate other similar files
precondition:
SELECT * FROM info() where OS = 'darwin'
parameters:
- name: SearchFilesGlob
default: /Users/*
description: Use a glob to define the files that will be searched (Use ** for recursive).
- name: SearchFilesGlobTable
type: csv
default: |
Glob
/Users/someuser/*
description: Alternative specify multiple globs in a table
- name: YaraRule
type: yara
default:
description: A yara rule to search for matching files.
- name: Upload_File
default: N
type: bool
- name: Calculate_Hash
default: N
type: bool
- name: MoreRecentThan
default: ""
type: timestamp
- name: ModifiedBefore
default: ""
type: timestamp
- name: DoNotFollowSymlinks
type: bool
default: Y
description: If specified we are allowed to follow symlinks while globbing
sources:
- query: |
LET file_search = SELECT OSPath,
Sys.mft as Inode,
Mode.String AS Mode, Size,
Mtime AS MTime,
Atime AS ATime,
Ctime AS CTime,
IsDir, Mode
FROM glob(globs=SearchFilesGlobTable.Glob + SearchFilesGlob,
accessor="file", nosymlink=DoNotFollowSymlinks)
LET more_recent = SELECT * FROM if(
condition=MoreRecentThan,
then={
SELECT * FROM file_search
WHERE MTime > MoreRecentThan
},
else={ SELECT * FROM file_search})
LET modified_before = SELECT * FROM if(
condition=ModifiedBefore,
then={
SELECT * FROM more_recent
WHERE MTime < ModifiedBefore
AND MTime > MoreRecentThan
},
else={SELECT * FROM more_recent})
LET keyword_search = SELECT * FROM if(
condition=YaraRule,
then={
SELECT * FROM foreach(
row={
SELECT * FROM modified_before
WHERE Mode.IsRegular
},
query={
SELECT OSPath, Inode, Mode,
Size, ATime, MTime, CTime,
str(str=String.Data) As Keywords
FROM yara(files=OSPath,
key="A",
rules=YaraRule,
accessor="file")
})
},
else={SELECT * FROM modified_before})
SELECT OSPath, Inode, Mode, Size, ATime,
MTime, CTime, get(field='Keywords') AS Keywords,
if(condition=Upload_File and Mode.IsRegular,
then=upload(file=OSPath,
accessor="file")) AS Upload,
if(condition=Calculate_Hash and Mode.IsRegular,
then=hash(path=OSPath,
accessor="file")) AS Hash
FROM keyword_search
column_types:
- name: ATime
type: timestamp
- name: MTime
type: timestamp
- name: CTime
type: timestamp
- name: Upload
type: preview_upload