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Ethan Andrews

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Detects the execution of PowerShell that has been renamed to 'wt.exe', matching the Axios RAT Windows payload behavior. This rule identifies processes masquerading as Windows Terminal (wt.exe) but whose underlying executable is actually PowerShell.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
6 months ago
2301,266
Detects command-line registry modifications that enable 'EveryoneIncludesAnonymous' or disable 'RestrictAnonymous' in the Local Security Authority (LSA) configuration. Attackers may perform these actions to lower the environment's security posture, explicitly allowing anonymous LSA enumeration, which aids in internal network discovery.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
6 months ago
160702
Detects the execution of bcdedit.exe to disable the Windows Recovery Environment or ignore boot failures. This is a common pre-encryption technique used by Kyber ransomware to prevent defenders from restoring the OS.
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Federal Signal Detections
6 months ago
110567
Detects the use of esxcfg-advcfg to alter the BufferCache settings on an ESXi host. This activity can be a precursor to bulk file encryption, as seen with the 'Gentlemen Linux variant' which modifies VMFS write buffer and flush interval to prepare ESXi hosts for fast, reliable encryption.
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Federal Signal Detections
6 months ago
50545
Detects PowerShell commands used by Kyber ransomware to enumerate and forcefully shut down Hyper-V virtual machines. This action is typically performed to release file locks on virtual disks prior to encryption.
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Federal Signal Detections
6 months ago
70457
This rule detects file creation, modification, or renaming events related to 'TieringEngineService.exe' in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' directory, or process execution of 'TieringEngineService.exe' running as the 'SYSTEM' account. This activity could indicate suspicious system-level operations or potential abuse of a legitimate Windows component.
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Federal Signal Detections
7 months ago
120500
Detects multiple activities associated with the CTRL framework, including hiding user accounts, persistence via scheduled tasks, UAC bypass using wlrmdr.exe, RDP shadow session hijacking, VPN disconnects via rasdial, and RDP restriction loosening.
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Federal Signal Detections
7 months ago
121163
Detects potential NetScaler administrative session hijacking by monitoring for the usage of SESSID or NITRO_SK administrative cookies from multiple source IPs. Attackers leverage CVE-2026-3055 to steal these specific session cookies to gain unauthorized administrative access.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
7 months ago
150202
Detects HTTP GET requests to the vulnerable Citrix NetScaler /wsfed/passive?wctx endpoint, specifically looking for the malformed query string used in CVE-2026-3055 exploitation where 'wctx' is present without an associated value or '=' symbol. This rule combines common network appliance and web server logs to identify potential exploit attempts.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
7 months ago
130175
Detects the creation of a file named "msbuild.exe" within the Windows Startup folder. This behavior matches the persistence and masquerading techniques used by the TeamPCP threat actor following the compromise of the telnyx PyPI package.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
7 months ago
130166
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