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DC0076 Instance Creation

Item Value
ID DC0076
Version 2.0
Created 20 October 2021
Last Modified 12 November 2025

Log Sources

Name Channel
AWS:CloudTrail RunInstances,CreateImage
azure:activity Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/write: imageReference publisher NOT IN allowlist OR plan is new/unknown
azure:activity MICROSOFT.COMPUTE/VIRTUALMACHINES/WRITE
gcp:audit compute.instances.insert: sourceImage not in approved projects OR has external image link
gcp:audit compute.instances.insert

Detection Strategy

ID Name Technique Detected
DET0449 Detection Strategy for Modify Cloud Compute Infrastructure: Create Cloud Instance T1578.002
DET0248 User Execution – Malicious Image (containers & IaaS) – pull/run → start → anomalous behavior (T1204.003) T1204.003
DET0478 User Execution – multi-surface behavior chain (documents/links → helper/unpacker → LOLBIN/child → egress) T1204