Backdoored LLMs - Pickle Dropper Payload
This rule detects the loading of a machine learning model (e.g., Pickle, PyTorch, or Hugging Face model files) via Python, immediately followed by the creation of a Windows Executable (PE) or Shared Object (.so) file on disk by the same initiating process. This behavior is indicative of an embedded stage-2 loader within a malicious model file, often seen in backdoored Large Language Models (LLMs). The time correlation between the model loading and the file drop is set to 45 seconds to identify immediate post-load execution.
Splunk (SPL)
