Sigma rule: External Disk Drive Or USB Storage Device Was Recognized By The System

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-99072dc66915, updated 2024-02-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
External Disk Drive Or USB Storage Device Was Recognized By The System
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Keith Wright
Date
2019-11-20
Modified
2024-02-09
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_external_device.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects external disk drives or plugged-in USB devices.

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection_eid:
    EventID: 6416
selection_field:
    - ClassName: 'DiskDrive'
    - DeviceDescription: 'USB Mass Storage Device'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Likely

Tags

  • attack.t1091
  • attack.t1200
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.initial-access

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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/windows/builtin/security/win_security_external_device.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "External Disk Drive Or USB Storage Device Was Recognized By The System" by Keith Wright (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_external_device.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: External Disk Drive Or USB Storage Device Was Recognized By The System",
entity page, dataset version ref-99072dc66915, updated 2024-02-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f69a87ea-955e-4fb4-adb2-bb9fd6685632 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f69a87ea-955e-4fb4-adb2-bb9fd6685632, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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