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Eric McGinnis
55 lines
3.6 KiB
YAML
55 lines
3.6 KiB
YAML
name: Create Remote Thread In Shell Application
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id: 10399c1e-f51e-11eb-b920-acde48001122
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version: 12
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creation_date: '2021-08-05'
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modification_date: '2026-05-13'
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author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
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status: production
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type: TTP
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description: The following analytic detects suspicious process injection in command shell applications, specifically targeting `cmd.exe` and `powershell.exe`. It leverages Sysmon EventCode 8 to identify the creation of remote threads within these shell processes. This activity is significant because it is a common technique used by malware, such as IcedID, to inject malicious code and execute it within legitimate processes. If confirmed malicious, this behavior could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or maintain persistence within the environment, posing a severe threat to system security.
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data_source:
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- Sysmon EventID 8
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search: '`sysmon` EventCode=8 TargetImage IN ("*\\cmd.exe", "*\\powershell*", "*\\pwsh.exe") | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by EventID Guid NewThreadId ProcessID SecurityID SourceImage SourceProcessGuid SourceProcessId StartAddress StartFunction StartModule TargetImage TargetProcessGuid TargetProcessId UserID dest parent_process_exec parent_process_guid parent_process_id parent_process_name parent_process_path process_exec process_guid process_id process_name process_path signature signature_id user_id vendor_product | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `create_remote_thread_in_shell_application_filter`'
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how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting logs with the process name, parent process, and command-line executions from your endpoints. If you are using Sysmon, you must have at least version 6.0.4 of the Sysmon TA.
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known_false_positives: No false positives have been identified at this time.
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references:
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- https://thedfirreport.com/2021/07/19/icedid-and-cobalt-strike-vs-antivirus/
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drilldown_searches:
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- name: View the detection results for - "$dest$"
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search: '%original_detection_search% | search dest = "$dest$"'
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earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
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latest_offset: $info_max_time$
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- name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$dest$"
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search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$dest$") | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
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earliest_offset: 7d
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latest_offset: "0"
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finding:
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title: process $process_name$ create a remote thread to shell app process $TargetImage$ in host $dest$
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entity:
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field: dest
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type: system
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score: 50
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threat_objects:
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- field: process_name
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type: process_name
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analytic_story:
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- IcedID
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- Qakbot
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- Warzone RAT
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asset_type: Endpoint
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mitre_attack_id:
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- T1055
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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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category: endpoint
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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: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/malware/icedid/simulated_icedid/windows-sysmon.log
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source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
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sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
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test_type: unit
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