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hunting-for-defense-evasion-via-timestomping
Detect NTFS timestamp manipulation (MITRE T1070.006) by comparing $STANDARD_INFORMATION vs $FILE_NAME timestamps in the MFT. Uses analyzeMFT and Python to identify files with anomalous temporal patterns indicating anti-forensic timestomping activity.
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- timestomping Declared skill tag
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- defense-evasion Declared skill tag
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# Hunting for Defense Evasion via Timestomping
Detect timestamp manipulation by analyzing NTFS MFT entries for
discrepancies between $STANDARD_INFORMATION and $FILE_NAME attributes.
## When to Use
- Investigating suspected anti-forensic activity where an adversary may have altered file timestamps to blend malware into legitimate directories
- Threat hunting for defense evasion (MITRE ATT&CK T1070.006) across compromised Windows systems
- Validating timeline integrity during forensic examinations of disk images or live acquisitions
- Triaging suspicious files that appear to have creation dates older than the OS installation or inconsistent with known deployment timelines
- Detecting tools like Timestomp (Metasploit), NTimeStomp, SetMACE, or PowerShell Set-ItemProperty used to alter timestamps
- Building automated detection pipelines that flag temporal anomalies in MFT data for SOC analysts
