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4,543 detections

Detects the creation of specific directories (Bluetooth, ProShow, Adobe\Scripts) in the AppData folder by the Notepad++ updater (GUP.exe), a behavior associated with the Chrysalis backdoor persistence mechanism.
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nomit vyas@xoxo
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
2056
Detects the creation of a symbolic link or junction point by a non-elevated process where the target is a critical system file or directory. This is a key step in exploits like CVE-2025-0921, where a privileged process is tricked into writing to a sensitive location by following a malicious link.
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Rudra Verma@Rudraverma
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CyberHawk Consultancy
9 months ago
3049
Detects the DKnife gateway-monitoring framework, a toolset used by China-nexus actors for adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks, based on specific file, network, and persistence artifacts.
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nomit vyas@xoxo
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
0039
Detects the creation of specific files in AppData paths associated with the second and third infection chains of the Notepad++ supply chain attack. These files are related to Lua script execution and DLL sideloading for persistence and execution.
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Aaron Beardslee@abeardslee
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Securonix Threat Research
9 months ago
90150
This rule detects potential malware execution and persistence by correlating suspicious script and HTA activity with known malicious infrastructure. It flags mshta, wscript, and cscript executing remote HTA or script content, related network connections and downloads, temporary file artefacts, connections to listed suspicious domains and IPs, attempts to add Windows Defender exclusions, and fake browser update style process launches that retrieve executables over HTTP.
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Daniel Jeremiah@daniyyell
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
150229
This rule detects the creation of 'rclone.conf' file on a device. The 'rclone.conf' file is a configuration file used by the Rclone utility, a command-line program for syncing files with various cloud storage services. The presence of this file often indicates the installation or use of Rclone, which can be leveraged by adversaries for data exfiltration to cloud storage.
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Rudra Verma@Rudraverma
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CyberHawk Consultancy
9 months ago
15099
This rule detects outbound network connections to command and control (C2) domains and identifies files by name or hash associated with malicious PDF editor campaigns (e.g., ConvertMate, PDFClick, PDFSkills). These campaigns use malicious PDF editors for C2 communication, to download additional payloads, and for initial execution.
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Lewis Weedon@LewisWeedon
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Aruga Cyber
9 months ago
502380
Detects the creation of files with an imphash associated with UKC-1230 (Comburglar) malware. This imphash is a high-fidelity indicator for the surrogate DLLs used in their COM hijacking persistence technique.
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nomit vyas@xoxo
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
0024
Detects the creation or modification of a `.vscode/tasks.json` file that is configured to automatically run a task when a folder is opened.
Adversaries can abuse this feature in VS Code and GitHub Codespaces to achieve remote code execution by tricking a user into opening a malicious repository or pull request.
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Elgonad .@elgonad
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
1042
Detects the creation of a zero-byte 'pic1.png' file alongside an executable in the same directory, a TTP associated with the Diaoyu Loader's anti-sandbox integrity check. This behavior indicates an attempt to evade detection by verifying the execution environment.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
9 months ago
2038
Detects the creation or modification of the SimpleHelp RMM configuration file (serviceconfig.xml). Threat actors have been observed using SimpleHelp as part of a chained RMM attack, and this file contains the C2 server configuration.
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Mehulkumar Savajani@Msavajani
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
7049
Detects the use of lifecycle hooks in `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` files to execute potentially malicious commands. Adversaries can abuse hooks like `postCreateCommand` or `postStartCommand` in development environments like GitHub Codespaces to automatically run scripts upon container creation. This can be used to exfiltrate secrets, such as GitHub tokens, or establish further access.
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Elgonad .@elgonad
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
0028
Detects the creation or loading of the vulnerable EnCase forensic driver 'OemHwUpd.sys'. This driver is being exploited in Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attacks to terminate security products.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
9 months ago
8037
This rule detects activity associated with the 'ClawdBot' campaign, which involves dropping the ScreenConnect Remote Access Trojan (RAT) via a fake VS Code extension. It identifies suspicious network connections to known malicious domains or Dropbox (when initiated by Code.exe), known malicious file hashes, outbound connections to ScreenConnect C2 ports, creation or start of ScreenConnect services, file drops in temporary directories related to ScreenConnect or Lightshot, and execution of Code.exe or ScreenConnect binaries from temporary folders. It also looks for initial payload downloads from attacker command and control infrastructure.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
9 months ago
4043
Detects the use of lifecycle hooks in `.devcontainer/devcontainer.json` files to execute potentially malicious commands. Adversaries can abuse hooks like `postCreateCommand` or `postStartCommand` in development environments like GitHub Codespaces to automatically run scripts upon container creation. This can be used to exfiltrate secrets, such as GitHub tokens, or establish further access.
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Elgonad .@elgonad
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
0021
Detects the multi-stage DEAD#VAX infection chain by correlating the creation of a specific batch file artifact with subsequent execution, persistence, or process injection activities.
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Tim Peck@timpeck
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SecOps Signals
9 months ago
1024
Detects the installation of the "Hotta Killer" tool, a Bring-Your-Own-Vulnerable-Driver (BYOVD) process killer used by the Interlock ransomware group to terminate security software. This is identified by the creation of a specific kernel driver file (`UpdateCheckerX64.sys`) and a corresponding Windows service with a distinct naming pattern (`UpdateCheckerX64_{random-numbers}`).
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Duo Tech@duotech
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
2044
This rule detects suspicious activity related to browser credential theft or staging. It triggers when a non-browser process accesses sensitive browser files (like 'Login Data' or 'Local State') or when temporary artifacts associated with credential stealer activity ('chromeTmp', 'Local State-journal') are created. This behavior is indicative of an attacker attempting to exfiltrate browser-stored credentials.
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Kaung Khant Ko@kaungkhantko
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
512370
Detects the creation or execution of files matching known malicious SHA256 hashes associated with a weaponized ScreenConnect installer and a Rust-based loader. This rule identifies the presence of specific known malicious binaries on endpoints.
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Kaung Khant Ko@kaungkhantko
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
640161
Detects when a potentially malicious file (such as a macro-enabled document, executable, or script) is created within a directory configured as a Microsoft Office Trusted Location. Attackers may place malicious files in these locations to ensure they are opened by the user without security warnings (like Protected View or macro-blocking), facilitating code execution. This rule correlates file creation events with trusted paths dynamically enumerated from the device's registry.
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Paul P@ppritch
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
8087
Detects the creation of executable files (.exe, .dll) in the `%TEMP%\Lightshot` directory. This directory is used as a staging area by the malicious fake Clawdbot VS Code extension to drop its payloads, including a weaponized ScreenConnect client.
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nomit vyas@xoxo
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Detections.ai Community
9 months ago
4077
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