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Host File Accessed

Date: 2026-03-06 ID: 1248c214-196d-11f1-a72e-629be353806a Author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk Environment: attack_range Directory: host_file_accessed

Description

Generated datasets for host file accessed in attack range.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1012 Query Registry Discovery

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment attack_range
Directory host_file_accessed
Test Date 2026-03-06

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Hosts_accessed.log

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1012/host_file_accessed/hosts_accessed.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Security

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name Type Source MITRE ATT&CK Analytic Story
Windows Hosts File Access Anomaly Endpoint T1012 BlankGrabber Stealer

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1012/host_file_accessed/hosts_accessed.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Related Content

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0