name: Sysmon EventID 11
id: f3db9179-f4f5-416d-bc03-39f4d4ff699e
version: 4
creation_date: '2024-05-22'
modification_date: '2026-05-13'
author: Patrick Bareiss, Splunk
description: Logs the creation of a new file, including details about the file path, hash information, and associated process metadata.
mitre_components:
    - File Creation
    - File Metadata
    - Process Metadata
    - Application Log Content
    - OS API Execution
source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
separator: EventID
separator_value: '11'
configuration: https://github.com/SwiftOnSecurity/sysmon-config
supported_TA:
    - name: Splunk Add-on for Sysmon
      url: https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/5709
      version: 5.0.0
fields:
    - _time
    - Channel
    - Computer
    - CreationUtcTime
    - EventChannel
    - EventCode
    - EventData_Xml
    - EventDescription
    - EventID
    - EventRecordID
    - Guid
    - Image
    - Keywords
    - Level
    - Name
    - Opcode
    - ProcessGuid
    - ProcessID
    - ProcessId
    - RecordID
    - RecordNumber
    - RuleName
    - SecurityID
    - SystemTime
    - System_Props_Xml
    - TargetFilename
    - Task
    - ThreadID
    - TimeCreated
    - UserID
    - UtcTime
    - Version
    - action
    - date_hour
    - date_mday
    - date_minute
    - date_month
    - date_second
    - date_wday
    - date_year
    - date_zone
    - dest
    - dvc_nt_host
    - event_id
    - eventtype
    - file_create_time
    - file_name
    - file_path
    - host
    - id
    - index
    - linecount
    - object_category
    - process_exec
    - process_guid
    - process_id
    - process_name
    - process_path
    - punct
    - signature
    - signature_id
    - source
    - sourcetype
    - splunk_server
    - tag
    - tag::eventtype
    - tag::object_category
    - timeendpos
    - timestartpos
    - user_id
    - vendor_product
output_fields:
    - action
    - dest
    - file_name
    - file_path
    - process_guid
    - process_id
    - user
    - vendor_product
field_mappings:
    - data_model: cim
      data_set: Endpoint.Filesystem
      mapping:
          Computer: Filesystem.dest
          ProcessGuid: Filesystem.process_guid
          ProcessId: Filesystem.process_id
          TargetFilename: Filesystem.file_path
          TargetFilename|endswith: Filesystem.file_name
example_log: <Event xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event'><System><Provider Name='Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon' Guid='{5770385F-C22A-43E0-BF4C-06F5698FFBD9}'/><EventID>11</EventID><Version>2</Version><Level>4</Level><Task>11</Task><Opcode>0</Opcode><Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords><TimeCreated SystemTime='2023-02-08T13:01:11.065939500Z'/><EventRecordID>7712490</EventRecordID><Correlation/><Execution ProcessID='2940' ThreadID='3376'/><Channel>Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational</Channel><Computer>win-dc-mhaag-attack-range-84.attackrange.local</Computer><Security UserID='S-1-5-18'/></System><EventData><Data Name='RuleName'>Downloads</Data><Data Name='UtcTime'>2023-02-08 13:01:11.053</Data><Data Name='ProcessGuid'>{0F9A6540-A70E-63E2-3091-00000000BD02}</Data><Data Name='ProcessId'>9332</Data><Data Name='Image'>C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\mimikatz_trunk\x64\mimikatz.exe</Data><Data Name='TargetFilename'>C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\mimikatz_trunk\x64\CURRENT_USER_My_4_atomic@art2.local.pfx</Data><Data Name='CreationUtcTime'>2023-02-08 13:01:11.053</Data></EventData></Event>