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Bhavin Patel
68 lines
2.4 KiB
YAML
68 lines
2.4 KiB
YAML
name: Windows Executable in Loaded Modules
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id: 3e27af56-fcf0-4113-988d-24969b062be7
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version: 2
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date: '2024-05-21'
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author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
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status: production
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type: TTP
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data_source:
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- Sysmon EventID 7
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description: The following analytic identifies instances where executable files (.exe)
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are loaded as modules, detected through 'ImageLoaded' events in Sysmon logs. This
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method leverages Sysmon EventCode 7 to track unusual module loading behavior, which
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is significant as it deviates from the norm of loading .dll files. This activity
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is crucial for SOC monitoring because it can indicate the presence of malware like
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NjRAT, which uses this technique to load malicious modules. If confirmed malicious,
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this behavior could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, maintain persistence,
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and further compromise the host system.
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search: '`sysmon` EventCode=7 ImageLoaded= *.exe | stats count min(_time) as firstTime
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max(_time) as lastTime by Image ImageLoaded Signed SignatureStatus OriginalFileName
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process_name Computer EventCode ProcessId Hashes IMPHASH | rename Computer as dest
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| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `windows_executable_in_loaded_modules_filter`'
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how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting
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logs with the process name and imageloaded executions from your endpoints. If you
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are using Sysmon, you must have at least version 6.0.4 of the Sysmon TA.
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known_false_positives: unknown.
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references:
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- https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.njrat
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tags:
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analytic_story:
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- NjRAT
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asset_type: Endpoint
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confidence: 80
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impact: 80
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message: An executable $ImageLoaded$ loaded by $Image$ on $dest$
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mitre_attack_id:
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- T1129
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observable:
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- name: dest
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type: Endpoint
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role:
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- Victim
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product:
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- Splunk Enterprise
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- Splunk Enterprise Security
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- Splunk Cloud
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risk_score: 64
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required_fields:
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- _time
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- Image
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- ImageLoaded
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- Signed
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- SignatureStatus
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- OriginalFileName
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- process_name
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- Computer
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- EventCode
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- ProcessId
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- Hashes
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- IMPHASH
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security_domain: endpoint
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tests:
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- name: True Positive Test
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attack_data:
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- data:
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https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1129/executable_shared_modules/image_loaded_exe.log
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source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
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sourcetype: xmlwineventlog
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