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Threat Hunt: RoKRAT Malware – Injection & Steganography 🛠 High‑Level TTPs Initial Access: Malicious .lnk files within compressed archives. Execution & Persistence: PowerShell/BAT‑driven staged loaders with XOR decryption. Defense Evasion: Process injection into trusted Windows binaries & payload concealment via steganography. Command & Control: Abuse of pCloud, Yandex Disk, and Dropbox APIs with embedded tokens to blend with legitimate traffic.
This rule detects suspicious activity involving the writing of both DLL and EXE files to the same path, followed by process masquerading (where the file name differs from the original file name) and subsequent DLL side-loading. It also attempts to identify the source URL if the Mark-of-the-Web (MOTW) is present, indicating a downloaded file. The detection chain tracks the process that writes the files, the parent process that initiates the file write, the process that performs the DLL side-load, and finally the loaded DLLs themselves, including various module load telemetry classifications.
This rule detects various stages of the Charon ransomware deployment and activity, including the writing of ransomware-related files to disk, malicious DLL side-loading, the deployment trigger, and the creation of ransom notes or service associated with Charon.
This rule detects various activities associated with the Kimsuky JavaScript dropper, including DNS requests to known malicious domains, creation of specific files (Themes.js, L298306.tmp), execution of certutil.exe or script.exe for decoding/encoding, suspicious command-line arguments for system information or task listing, and persistence mechanisms via scheduled tasks or registry modifications related to 'Themes.js' or 'Windows Theme Manager'.
This rule detects various activities associated with the 'CrashFix' variant of the 'Clickfix' malware, which deploys a Python-based Remote Access Trojan (RAT). The detection logic covers several stages of the attack:
1. **Browser Extension Installation**: Identifies the creation of a specific malicious Chrome extension file (.crx) with a unique identifier.
2. **Command and Control (C2) Traffic**: Monitors network connections to known malicious URLs and IP addresses associated with the malware's C2 infrastructure.
3. **Malicious Hashes**: Detects the execution of processes with specific SHA256 hashes known to belong to the CrashFix malware.
4. **LOLBIN Abuse**: Identifies the use of living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBINs) like 'finger.exe' and 'ct.exe' in suspicious command-line combinations, potentially for discovery or execution.
5. **Malicious IP Communication**: Looks for network connections initiated by 'ct.exe' with the 'confirm' argument, indicating communication with potentially malicious remote IPs.
6. **Python TTPs**: Detects Python execution patterns, specifically 'pythonw.exe' running 'modes.py' and making outbound network connections to non-local IPs, indicative of the Python RAT.
7. **Persistence via Registry Run Key**: Monitors for registry modifications related to 'pythonw.exe modes.py', suggesting persistence mechanisms.
8. **Persistence via Scheduled Task**: Identifies the creation of scheduled tasks that execute 'run.exe' and 'udp.pyw', another persistence method.
1. **Browser Extension Installation**: Identifies the creation of a specific malicious Chrome extension file (.crx) with a unique identifier.
2. **Command and Control (C2) Traffic**: Monitors network connections to known malicious URLs and IP addresses associated with the malware's C2 infrastructure.
3. **Malicious Hashes**: Detects the execution of processes with specific SHA256 hashes known to belong to the CrashFix malware.
4. **LOLBIN Abuse**: Identifies the use of living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBINs) like 'finger.exe' and 'ct.exe' in suspicious command-line combinations, potentially for discovery or execution.
5. **Malicious IP Communication**: Looks for network connections initiated by 'ct.exe' with the 'confirm' argument, indicating communication with potentially malicious remote IPs.
6. **Python TTPs**: Detects Python execution patterns, specifically 'pythonw.exe' running 'modes.py' and making outbound network connections to non-local IPs, indicative of the Python RAT.
7. **Persistence via Registry Run Key**: Monitors for registry modifications related to 'pythonw.exe modes.py', suggesting persistence mechanisms.
8. **Persistence via Scheduled Task**: Identifies the creation of scheduled tasks that execute 'run.exe' and 'udp.pyw', another persistence method.
This rule detects various activities associated with the ClawdBot campaign, which uses a fake VS Code extension to drop the ScreenConnect RAT. Detection logic includes suspicious network activity fetching malicious payloads (config.json, lightshot files, zoomupdate.msi) from known malicious domains or Dropbox, identification of known malicious file hashes, outbound connections to ScreenConnect C2 servers on port 8041, creation or start of ScreenConnect services, file dropping/staging in temporary directories, and execution of Code.exe or ScreenConnect binaries from temporary paths.
This rule detects various activities associated with the Sha1-Hulud campaign, including the creation of malicious files (setup_bun.js, bun_environment.js) identified by their SHA256 hashes or filenames within .npm directories. It also identifies the execution of malicious preinstall scripts involving 'node' and 'setup_bun.js'. Furthermore, the rule looks for persistence mechanisms related to GitHub Actions, specifically the creation of 'discussion.yaml' within '.github/workflows' or 'run.sh'/'config.sh' within '/.dev-env/'. Finally, it detects destructive commands used as a fallback, targeting both Linux (using 'find', 'shred', 'xargs', 'delete') and Windows (using 'del', 'rd' on '%USERPROFILE%').
KQL Query
Kimsuky continues to evolve its espionage toolkit with stealthy, fileless techniques. Their latest JavaScript dropper, disguised as Themes.js, leverages LOLBins, C2 over legitimate domains, and scheduled task persistence — all while staying under the radar.
Detects network connections to known malicious AnyDesk-related URLs and IP addresses, as well as the presence of specific malicious file hashes and filenames associated with AnyDesk-themed phishing or malware. This rule aims to identify potential compromise attempts or active infections involving remote access tools often abused by adversaries.
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