Event ID 11: FileCreate

Event ID 11: FileCreate

Version: 4.81

Description

File create operations are logged when a file is created or overwritten. This event is useful for monitoring autostart locations, like the temporary and download directories, which are common places malware drops during initial infection.

Data Dictionary

Field Name

Type

Description

Sample Value

RuleName

string

custom tag mapped to event. i.e ATT&CK technique ID

T1114

UtcTime

date

Time in UTC when event was created

2021-10-13T20:06:22.6590000Z

ProcessGuid

string

Process Guid of the process that created the file

{A98268C1-958A-5ACD-0000-0010C62F0100}

ProcessId

integer

Process ID used by the os to identify the process that created the file.

1044

Image

string

File path of the process that created the file

/usr/sbin/rsyslogd

TargetFilename

string

Name of the file

/run/rsyslogd.pid.tmp

CreationUtcTime

date

File creation time

2021-10-14T22:39:15.5650000Z

User

string

user that created the file

root