{'created': '2020-01-31T12:35:36.479Z',
 'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'description': 'Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of '
                'their intrusion activity. Malware, tools, or other non-native '
                'files dropped or created on a system by an adversary (ex: '
                '[Ingress Tool '
                'Transfer](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1105)) may '
                'leave traces to indicate to what was done within a network '
                'and how. Removal of these files can occur during an '
                'intrusion, or as part of a post-intrusion process to minimize '
                "the adversary's footprint.\n"
                '\n'
                'There are tools available from the host operating system to '
                'perform cleanup, but adversaries may use other tools as '
                'well.(Citation: Microsoft SDelete July 2016) Examples of '
                'built-in [Command and Scripting '
                'Interpreter](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059) '
                'functions include <code>del</code> on Windows, '
                '<code>rm</code> or <code>unlink</code> on Linux and macOS, '
                'and `rm` on ESXi.',
 'external_references': [{'external_id': 'T1070.004',
                          'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
                          'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1070/004'},
                         {'description': 'Russinovich, M. (2016, July 4). '
                                         'SDelete v2.0. Retrieved February 8, '
                                         '2018.',
                          'source_name': 'Microsoft SDelete July 2016',
                          'url': 'https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sdelete'}],
 'id': 'attack-pattern--d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c',
 'kill_chain_phases': [{'kill_chain_name': 'mitre-attack',
                        'phase_name': 'defense-evasion'}],
 'modified': '2025-10-24T17:49:27.978Z',
 'name': 'File Deletion',
 'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
 'revoked': False,
 'spec_version': '2.1',
 'type': 'attack-pattern',
 'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
 'x_mitre_contributors': ['Walker Johnson'],
 'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
 'x_mitre_detection': '',
 'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
 'x_mitre_is_subtechnique': True,
 'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
 'x_mitre_platforms': ['ESXi', 'Linux', 'macOS', 'Windows'],
 'x_mitre_version': '1.2'}

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