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    Cipher.exe Used with /w Flag to Wipe Free Disk Space

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated 21 days ago•0•0•1

    Detects the use of the native Windows utility cipher.exe with the /w flag. This command is designed to overwrite free disk space with random data to sanitize it and make previously deleted files irrecoverable. While this is a legitimate administrative feature, adversaries may utilize it as a form of anti-forensics or to perform data destruction.

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    T1070.004 - File DeletionT1485 - Data DestructionS1205 - cipher.exeTA0005 - StealthTA0040 - ImpactProcess CreationFile DeletionWindowsWindows SysmonWindows Eventlog Securityattack.t1070.004attack.t1485attack.t1486

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