Sigma rule: ADS Zone.Identifier Deleted

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-cf2fb6ad54a9, updated 2023-09-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
ADS Zone.Identifier Deleted
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2023-09-04
File
rules-threat-hunting/windows/file/file_delete/file_delete_win_zone_identifier_ads.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the deletion of the "Zone.Identifier" ADS. Attackers can leverage this in order to bypass security restrictions that make use of the ADS such as Microsoft Office apps.

Log source

product
windows
category
file_delete

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|endswith: ':Zone.Identifier'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Likely

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1070.004
  • detection.threat-hunting

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-threat-hunting/windows/file/file_delete/file_delete_win_zone_identifier_ads.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "ADS Zone.Identifier Deleted" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-threat-hunting/windows/file/file_delete/file_delete_win_zone_identifier_ads.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: ADS Zone.Identifier Deleted",
entity page, dataset version ref-cf2fb6ad54a9, updated 2023-09-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7eac0a16-5832-4e81-865f-0268a6d19e4b (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7eac0a16-5832-4e81-865f-0268a6d19e4b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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