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Ethan Andrews

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Detects persistence via an Internet Shortcut (.url) file in a startup folder that points to a local executable (file://). This is a known TTP of the PHALT#BLYX campaign.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
9067
Detects broad filesystem searches using native OS commands ('dir' on Windows, 'find' on Linux/macOS) for files containing sensitive developer information like private keys, mnemonic phrases, and configuration files. This TTP is used by modules 5 and 6 of the StegaBin toolkit.
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
6061
Detects svchost.exe spawning a shell process (cmd.exe or powershell.exe) where its parent is not the legitimate services.exe. This behavior is a known technique used by Moonrise RAT to proxy commands and evade detection. The rule further scopes to commands targeting temp or public directories, which are common malware staging areas.
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
5060
Detects the creation or modification of a Claude Code settings file (`.claude/settings.json`). This file can be configured to automatically approve Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers by setting `enableAllProjectMcpServers` to `true` or by using `enabledMcpjsonServers`. This bypasses security prompts designed to warn users about potential command execution, which can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) as described in CVE-2025-59536.
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
70206
Detects network connections from the Claude Code CLI ('claude' or 'claude.exe') to a destination other than the official 'api.anthropic.com' endpoint. This indicates that the 'ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL' environment variable has likely been overridden by a malicious '.claude/settings.json' configuration file in an attempt to intercept and exfiltrate API keys, as described in CVE-2026-21852.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
150197
Detects NetSupport RAT persistence established via a Registry Run key, followed by the clearing of the RunMRU history. This sequence of events is a known TTP associated with the IClickFix framework, where adversaries attempt to hide the initial execution command after achieving persistence.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
6074
This detection identifies the execution of suspicious shell commands (such as download cradles, reverse shells, or unexpected GUI applications like Calculator) spawned as child processes of the Claude Code CLI ('claude'). This activity is indicative of potential Remote Code Execution (RCE) through the exploitation of malicious hooks in `.claude/settings.json` or malicious MCP server commands, as described in CVE-2025-59536.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
150191
Detects network traffic to a known StegaBin C2 IP address or specific URI paths used for data exfiltration. This activity is associated with multiple modules of the StegaBin infostealer toolkit.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
3051
This detection identifies JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) with an expiration time ("exp" claim) that is set unusually far in the future. Attackers may forge tokens with long lifespans to maintain persistent access after an initial compromise.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
4068
Detects the loading of specific vulnerable drivers ('zam64.sys', 'UpdateCheckerX64.sys') used by ransomware groups like CrazyHunter and Interlock to terminate security products. The query combines multiple data sources to detect different stages of BYOVD activity, including driver file creation, registry entries for service creation, and command-line activity related to driver loading.
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Ethan Andrews@eandrews
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Federal Signal Detections
8 months ago
7050
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