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Detects attempts to stop critical services like Veeam and MSSQL, a behavior associated with Cephalus ransomware to ensure successful encryption and hinder recovery.
This detection identifies command-line activity consistent with attempts to stop, uninstall, or otherwise tamper with the CrowdStrike Falcon agent. It looks for specific commands and utilities (sc.exe, net.exe, powershell.exe, falconctl.exe, taskkill) used in conjunction with CrowdStrike-related keywords to detect attempts to disable, uninstall, or terminate the agent's processes or services.
Detects a process exhibiting multiple behaviors associated with Warlock ransomware. This rule correlates the termination of critical services, deletion of volume shadow copies within a short time window.
The following analytic detects the suspicious termination of known services commonly targeted by ransomware before file encryption. It leverages Windows System Event Logs (EventCode 7036) to identify when critical services such as Volume Shadow Copy, backup, and antivirus services are stopped. This activity is significant because ransomware often disables these services to avoid errors and ensure successful file encryption. If confirmed malicious, this behavior could lead to widespread data encryption, rendering files inaccessible and potentially causing significant operational disruption and data loss.
This analytic detects the suspicious termination of known services commonly targeted by ransomware before file encryption. It leverages Windows System Event Logs (EventCode 7036) to identify when critical services such as Volume Shadow Copy, backup, and antivirus services are stopped. This activity is significant because ransomware often disables these services to avoid errors and ensure successful file encryption. If confirmed malicious, this behavior could lead to widespread data encryption, rendering files inaccessible and potentially causing significant operational disruption and data loss.
Detects aggressive process and service termination using taskkill.exe and sc.exe, a technique characteristic of FunkLocker ransomware.
Detects critical service crashes, fatal errors, and abnormal process terminations in Ollama that may indicate exploitation attempts, resource exhaustion attacks, malicious input triggering unhandled exceptions, or deliberate denial of service attacks designed to disrupt AI model availability and degrade system stability. The rule aggregates multiple termination events within a 5-minute window to identify sustained instability or attack patterns.
Detects a high volume of process and service terminations using 'taskkill.exe' and 'sc.exe' within a short time frame. This behavior is characteristic of ransomware like FunkLocker, which aggressively disables applications and services to prepare for encryption.
Detects potential abuse of LOLBAS techniques (e.g., WerFaultSecure.exe, rundll32.exe, comsvcs.dll) associated with EDR-Freeze attacks. These attacks suspend EDR or AV processes by exploiting Windows Error Reporting to create a race condition, leaving the system unmonitored.
The rule triggers when a known LOLBAS executable is run and the device stops reporting telemetry, with no legitimate shutdown or logoff activity recorded, suggesting the endpoint security agent may have been suspended.
The rule triggers when a known LOLBAS executable is run and the device stops reporting telemetry, with no legitimate shutdown or logoff activity recorded, suggesting the endpoint security agent may have been suspended.
Yara rule that detects Warlock ransomware.
Detects attempts to disable or modify common security products by reconfiguring their associated Windows service using the Service Control utility (sc.exe). This technique is frequently used by threat actors, including Sinobi ransomware, to evade defenses.
The following analytic identifies the use of PowerShell's Start-Service or Stop-Service cmdlets on an endpoint. It leverages PowerShell Script Block Logging to detect these commands. This activity is significant because attackers can manipulate services to disable or stop critical functions, causing system instability or disrupting business operations. If confirmed malicious, this behavior could allow attackers to disable security services, evade detection, or disrupt essential services, leading to potential system downtime and compromised security.
Instead of running several queries separately, you can also use a comprehensive query that checks for multiple signs of ransomware activity to identify affected devices. The following consolidated query:
Looks for both relatively concrete and subtle signs of ransomware activity
Weighs the presence of these signs
Identifies devices with a higher chance of being targets of ransomware
When run, this consolidated query returns a list of devices that have exhibited multiple signs of attack. The count of each type of ransomware activity is also shown.
Looks for both relatively concrete and subtle signs of ransomware activity
Weighs the presence of these signs
Identifies devices with a higher chance of being targets of ransomware
When run, this consolidated query returns a list of devices that have exhibited multiple signs of attack. The count of each type of ransomware activity is also shown.
This query was originally published in the threat analytics report, Sysrv botnet evolution.
Sysrv is a Go-based botnet that targets both Windows and Linux servers, and steals resources to mine cryptocurrency.
The following query finds instances of the attacker attempting to stop the AppArmor network security service on devices running Linux.
Sysrv is a Go-based botnet that targets both Windows and Linux servers, and steals resources to mine cryptocurrency.
The following query finds instances of the attacker attempting to stop the AppArmor network security service on devices running Linux.
Identifies potential service tampering related to Microsoft Defender services.
Query insprired by Azure Sentinel detection https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Hunting%20Queries/MultipleDataSources/PotentialMicrosoftDefenderTampering.yaml
Query insprired by Azure Sentinel detection https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Hunting%20Queries/MultipleDataSources/PotentialMicrosoftDefenderTampering.yaml
Find distinct evasion and execution activities.
Associated with the Robbinhood ransomware campaign.
Associated with the Robbinhood ransomware campaign.
This query checks for attempts to turn off at least 10 existing services using sc.exe.
This query was originally published in the threat analytics report, Doppelpaymer: More human-operated ransomware. There is also a related blog.
DoppelPaymer is ransomware that is spread manually by human operators. These operators have exhibited extensive knowledge of system administration and common network security misconfigurations. They often use stolen credentials from over-privileged service accounts to turn off security software, run malicious commands, and spread malware throughout an organization.
The following query detects attempts to stop security services.
The See also section below lists links to other queries associated with DoppelPaymer.
References:
https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2019/11/20/customer-guidance-for-the-dopplepaymer-ransomware/
https://www.microsoft.com/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Trojan:Win32/DoppelPaymer!MTB&threatId=-2147205372
DoppelPaymer is ransomware that is spread manually by human operators. These operators have exhibited extensive knowledge of system administration and common network security misconfigurations. They often use stolen credentials from over-privileged service accounts to turn off security software, run malicious commands, and spread malware throughout an organization.
The following query detects attempts to stop security services.
The See also section below lists links to other queries associated with DoppelPaymer.
References:
https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2019/11/20/customer-guidance-for-the-dopplepaymer-ransomware/
https://www.microsoft.com/wdsi/threats/malware-encyclopedia-description?Name=Trojan:Win32/DoppelPaymer!MTB&threatId=-2147205372
The following analytic detects attempts to stop a service on Linux systems. It leverages data from Linux Auditd. This activity is significant as adversaries often stop or terminate security or critical services to disable defenses or disrupt operations, as seen in malware like Industroyer2. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to the disabling of security mechanisms, allowing attackers to persist, escalate privileges, or deploy destructive payloads, severely impacting system integrity and availability.
The following analytic detects the suspicious auditd service stop. This behavior is critical for a SOC to monitor because it may indicate attempts to gain unauthorized access or maintain control over a system. Such actions could be signs of malicious activity. If confirmed, this could lead to serious consequences, including a compromised system, unauthorized access to sensitive data, or even a wider breach affecting the entire network. Detecting and responding to these signs early is essential to prevent potential security incidents.
The following analytic detects the suspicious sysmon service stop. This behavior is critical for a SOC to monitor because it may indicate attempts to gain unauthorized access or maintain control over a system. Such actions could be signs of malicious activity. If confirmed, this could lead to serious consequences, including a compromised system, unauthorized access to sensitive data, or even a wider breach affecting the entire network. Detecting and responding to these signs early is essential to prevent potential security incidents.
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