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5 rules indexed · SIEM-agnostic detection content
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Findstr Launching .lnk File
Detects usage of findstr to identify and execute a lnk file as seen within the HHS redirect attack
status test author Trent Liffick id 33339be3-148b-4e16-af56-ad16ec6c7e7b
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title: Findstr Launching .lnk File
id: 33339be3-148b-4e16-af56-ad16ec6c7e7b
status: test
description: Detects usage of findstr to identify and execute a lnk file as seen within the HHS redirect attack
references:
    - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hhsgov-open-redirect-used-by-coronavirus-phishing-to-spread-malware/
author: Trent Liffick
date: 2020-05-01
modified: 2024-01-15
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1036
    - attack.t1202
    - attack.t1027.003
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith:
              - '\find.exe'
              - '\findstr.exe'
        - OriginalFileName:
              - 'FIND.EXE'
              - 'FINDSTR.EXE'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|endswith:
            - '.lnk'
            - '.lnk"'
            - ".lnk'"
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium
low
Steganography Extract Files with Steghide
Detects extraction of files with usage of steghide binary, the adversaries may use this technique to prevent the detection of hidden information.
status test author Pawel Mazur id a5a827d9-1bbe-4952-9293-c59d897eb41b
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title: Steganography Extract Files with Steghide
id: a5a827d9-1bbe-4952-9293-c59d897eb41b
status: test
description: Detects extraction of files with usage of steghide binary, the adversaries may use this technique to prevent the detection of hidden information.
references:
    - https://vitux.com/how-to-hide-confidential-files-in-images-on-debian-using-steganography/
author: 'Pawel Mazur'
date: 2021-09-11
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027.003
logsource:
    product: linux
    service: auditd
detection:
    selection:
        type: EXECVE
        a0: steghide
        a1: extract
        a2: '-sf'
        a3|endswith:
            - '.jpg'
            - '.png'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low
low
Steganography Hide Files with Steghide
Detects embedding of files with usage of steghide binary, the adversaries may use this technique to prevent the detection of hidden information.
status test author Pawel Mazur id ce446a9e-30b9-4483-8e38-d2c9ad0a2280
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title: Steganography Hide Files with Steghide
id: ce446a9e-30b9-4483-8e38-d2c9ad0a2280
status: test
description: Detects embedding of files with usage of steghide binary, the adversaries may use this technique to prevent the detection of hidden information.
references:
    - https://vitux.com/how-to-hide-confidential-files-in-images-on-debian-using-steganography/
author: 'Pawel Mazur'
date: 2021-09-11
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027.003
logsource:
    product: linux
    service: auditd
detection:
    selection:
        type: EXECVE
        a0: steghide
        a1: embed
        a2:
            - '-cf'
            - '-ef'
        a4:
            - '-cf'
            - '-ef'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low
low
Steganography Hide Zip Information in Picture File
Detects appending of zip file to image
status test author Pawel Mazur id 45810b50-7edc-42ca-813b-bdac02fb946b
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title: Steganography Hide Zip Information in Picture File
id: 45810b50-7edc-42ca-813b-bdac02fb946b
status: test
description: Detects appending of zip file to image
references:
    - https://zerotoroot.me/steganography-hiding-a-zip-in-a-jpeg-file/
author: 'Pawel Mazur'
date: 2021-09-09
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027.003
logsource:
    product: linux
    service: auditd
detection:
    commands:
        type: EXECVE
        a0: cat
    a1:
        a1|endswith:
            - '.jpg'
            - '.png'
    a2:
        a2|endswith: '.zip'
    condition: commands and a1 and a2
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low
low
Steganography Unzip Hidden Information From Picture File
Detects extracting of zip file from image file
status test author Pawel Mazur id edd595d7-7895-4fa7-acb3-85a18a8772ca
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title: Steganography Unzip Hidden Information From Picture File
id: edd595d7-7895-4fa7-acb3-85a18a8772ca
status: test
description: Detects extracting of zip file from image file
references:
    - https://zerotoroot.me/steganography-hiding-a-zip-in-a-jpeg-file/
author: 'Pawel Mazur'
date: 2021-09-09
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027.003
logsource:
    product: linux
    service: auditd
detection:
    commands:
        type: EXECVE
        a0: unzip
    a1:
        a1|endswith:
            - '.jpg'
            - '.png'
    condition: commands and a1
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low
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