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SigmaHQ Detections

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Detects system discovery activity carried out by Pikabot, such as network, user information, and domain groups. The malware Pikabot has been observed using this technique as part of its C2-botnet registration with a short collection time frame (less than 1 minute). The rule specifically looks for `ipconfig.exe /all`, `netstat.exe -aon`, and `whoami.exe /all` commands executed by processes whose grandparent image ends with `rundll32.exe` or parent image ends with `SearchFilterHost.exe` or `SearchProtocolHost.exe`.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0023
Detects the use of the WMI command-line (WMIC) utility to identify and display various system information, including OS, CPU, GPU, disk drive names, memory capacity, display resolution, baseboard, BIOS, and GPU driver products/versions. This activity is often performed by adversaries during the discovery phase to understand the compromised environment.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0023
This rule detects a specific User Account Control (UAC) bypass technique often associated with UACMe (specifically method 22). It triggers when 'werfault.exe' is spawned with high or system integrity levels, and its parent process is 'consent.exe'. This indicates an attempt to elevate privileges by exploiting a vulnerability in how consent.exe handles process creation, leading to an auto-elevated werfault.exe.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0018
Detects potential Command and Control (C2) communication activity associated with the Peach Sandstorm APT group. The rule specifically looks for HTTP GET requests to '/api/Core/Command/Init' or '/api/Core/Command/Restart' endpoints, which are indicators of this group's C2 infrastructure.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
Detects a CodePage modification using the "mode.com" utility. This behavior has been used by threat actors behind Dharma ransomware.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
This rule detects a specific User Account Control (UAC) bypass technique that leverages the Disk Cleanup utility (cleanmgr.exe) in conjunction with scheduled tasks. The detection logic looks for a process creation event where 'cleanmgr.exe' is executed with the '/autoclean /d C:' arguments, and its parent process is 'svchost.exe -k netsvcs -p -s Schedule', indicating it was launched by the Task Scheduler service. Furthermore, the rule specifies that the integrity level of the 'cleanmgr.exe' process must be 'High' or 'System', which is indicative of an elevated process, thus confirming a successful UAC bypass. This technique is associated with UACMe method 34.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0017
This rule detects attempts to bypass User Account Control (UAC) using the Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer (CMSTP) by abusing specific autoelevate-capable COM objects. The detection logic looks for processes where 'DllHost.exe' is the parent process, the parent command line contains specific COM Process IDs associated with CMSTP or related components, and the process is running with 'High' or 'System' integrity levels. This technique is often used by adversaries to elevate privileges without user interaction.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0017
Detects the execution of 'wsreset.exe' with elevated privileges (High or System integrity levels). This behavior is indicative of a User Account Control (UAC) bypass attempt, as 'wsreset.exe' is a legitimate Windows utility that can be abused to elevate privileges without a UAC prompt.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0017
Detects the "iexpress.exe" utility creating self-extracting packages. Attackers are known to leverage "iexpress" to compile packages on the fly via ".sed" files. This rule specifically looks for iexpress.exe either launching makecab.exe or iexpress.exe itself being launched with the '/n' command line argument, which is indicative of creating a new self-extracting package.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0019
Detects when all rules have been deleted from the Windows Defender Firewall configuration. This action can be performed by an attacker to bypass network controls and facilitate command and control, lateral movement, or data exfiltration.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0019
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