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name: Detect RClone Command-Line Usage
id: 32e0baea-b3f1-11eb-a2ce-acde48001122
version: 11
date: '2025-05-02'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
status: production
type: TTP
description: The following analytic detects the usage of `rclone.exe` with specific
command-line arguments indicative of file transfer activities. It leverages data
from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on command-line executions
and process details. This activity is significant as `rclone.exe` is often used
by adversaries for data exfiltration, especially during ransomware attacks. If confirmed
malicious, this behavior could lead to unauthorized data transfer, resulting in
data breaches and potential loss of sensitive information. Immediate isolation of
the affected endpoint and further investigation are recommended.
data_source:
- Sysmon EventID 1
- Windows Event Log Security 4688
- CrowdStrike ProcessRollup2
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where `process_rclone` Processes.process
IN ("*copy*", "*mega*", "*pcloud*", "*ftp*", "*--config*", "*--progress*", "*--no-check-certificate*",
"*--ignore-existing*", "*--auto-confirm*", "*--transfers*", "*--multi-thread-streams*")
by Processes.action Processes.dest Processes.original_file_name Processes.parent_process
Processes.parent_process_exec Processes.parent_process_guid Processes.parent_process_id
Processes.parent_process_name Processes.parent_process_path Processes.process Processes.process_exec
Processes.process_guid Processes.process_hash Processes.process_id Processes.process_integrity_level
Processes.process_name Processes.process_path Processes.user Processes.user_id Processes.vendor_product
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `detect_rclone_command_line_usage_filter`'
how_to_implement: The detection is based on data that originates from Endpoint Detection
and Response (EDR) agents. These agents are designed to provide security-related
telemetry from the endpoints where the agent is installed. To implement this search,
you must ingest logs that contain the process GUID, process name, and parent process.
Additionally, you must ingest complete command-line executions. These logs must
be processed using the appropriate Splunk Technology Add-ons that are specific to
the EDR product. The logs must also be mapped to the `Processes` node of the `Endpoint`
data model. Use the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) to normalize the field
names and speed up the data modeling process.
known_false_positives: False positives should be limited as this is restricted to
the Rclone process name. Filter or tune the analytic as needed.
references:
- https://redcanary.com/blog/rclone-mega-extortion/
- https://www.mandiant.com/resources/shining-a-light-on-darkside-ransomware-operations
- https://thedfirreport.com/2021/03/29/sodinokibi-aka-revil-ransomware/
- https://thedfirreport.com/2021/11/29/continuing-the-bazar-ransomware-story/
drilldown_searches:
- name: View the detection results for - "$user$" and "$dest$"
search: '%original_detection_search% | search user = "$user$" dest = "$dest$"'
earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
latest_offset: $info_max_time$
- name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$user$" and "$dest$"
search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$user$",
"$dest$") starthoursago=168 | 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)`'
earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
latest_offset: $info_max_time$
rba:
message: An instance of $parent_process_name$ spawning $process_name$ was identified
on endpoint $dest$ by user $user$ attempting to connect to a remote cloud service
to move files or folders.
risk_objects:
- field: user
type: user
score: 35
- field: dest
type: system
score: 35
threat_objects:
- field: parent_process_name
type: parent_process_name
- field: process_name
type: process_name
tags:
analytic_story:
- DarkSide Ransomware
- Ransomware
- Black Basta Ransomware
- Cactus Ransomware
asset_type: Endpoint
mitre_attack_id:
- T1020
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
security_domain: endpoint
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1020/windows-sysmon.log
source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog