Suspicious Remote Memory Allocation

Description

Identifies attempts to allocate remote memory with RWX permissions, this behavior is often associated with remote process injection preparation.

Query · eql

api where process.Ext.api.name == "VirtualAllocEx" and process.executable != null and 
  process.Ext.api.parameters.protection == "RWX" and process.Ext.api.parameters.size >= 10000 and 
  process.thread.Ext.call_stack_summary like "?*" and not user.id in ("S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20") and
  process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.hash.sha256 != null and
  not (process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\*.exe", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe", "?:\\Windows\\*") and
       process.code_signature.trusted == true and not process.code_signature.subject_name like "Microsoft*") and
  not (process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\RPC\\OSD\\osdservice.exe" and user.id == "S-1-5-18" and
       process.code_signature.subject_name == "Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher") and
  not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry,
                   $entry.symbol_info : ("?:\\Program Files\\*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\*\\tmmon*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\esensordbi.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\System32\\esensordbi.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\System32\\umppc*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\FireEye\\AppMonitorDll*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\apppatch\\AppPatch*\\exploitblocker.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\hmpalert.dll!*",
                                         "*ntdll.dll!NtCreateUserProcess*",
                                         "*\\kernelbase.dll+0x*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\wlidsvc.dll!SvchostPushServiceGlobals*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\appxdeploymentserver.dll!*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\webruntimemanager.dll!CreateMessagePortEventDispatcher*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\systemapps\\microsoft.aad.brokerplugin_*\\aad.core.dll!DllGetActivationFactory*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\driverstore\\filerepository\\iigd_dch.inf_amd64_*\\igd12um64icl.dll*")) and
  not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry, $entry.protection_provenance like "Kernel*") and
  /* Cynet MemScanner, xSecuritas, Mcafee */
   not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry,
                    $entry.callsite_trailing_bytes in
                         ("48898424e80300004883bc24e803000000750eff94247e030000898424f0030000eb30488d8c2430010000ff94248e03000048898424e80300004883bc24e803",
                          "8bd885db751eff55c88945f8eb168d8592fdffff50ff55d08bd885db7506ff55c88945f856ff55bc85db0f847601000080bd82fcffff0074508b45fc05a00000",
                          "488b55a8c6420c01833d8bbeb25f007406ff1593c7b25f8945b4488bcce82c000000908b45b4488b55a8c6420c01488b55a8488b8d70ffffff48894a10488d65", 
                          "2048894538488b4d1048c1e103488b7d38488b7550f3a44c8b4d284d8b49484c8b45284d8b4040488b5528488b5220488b4d28488b8988000000ff95a0000000")) and
   not (process.name : "rundll32.exe" and process.parent.executable : "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\SNXAC\\STAProxy.exe" and
        process.command_line : "*\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\snxac\\*\\sta.dll*") and 
   not (process.code_signature.trusted == true and 
        process.code_signature.subject_name in
              ("GEOVISION INC.", "COMPUTACION EN ACCION SA DE CV", "Crownalytics, LLC", "Johannes Schindelin", 
               "INCA Internet Co.,Ltd.", "Mark Straver", "Micro Systemation AB (publ)", "HardestCodesEst OU",
               "MUSARUBRA US LLC", "Fleischhacker GmbH & Co. KG Laboreinrichtungen Medizintechnik")) and
   not (process.executable : "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe" and 
        process.code_signature.subject_name == "Mozilla Corporation" and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
   not (process.executable : "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\*.exe" and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and 
   not (process.executable : "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" and 
        process.parent.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\System32\\SecurityHealthSystray.exe", "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\OneDrive\\*\\FileCoAuth.exe") and 
        process.Ext.api.summary : "VirtualAllocEx*microsoftedgeupdate.exe,*") and 
   not process.parent.executable :
               ("?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Embarcadero\\Studio\\*\\bin\\bds.exe",
                "?:\\Program Files\\Embarcadero\\Studio\\*\\bin\\bds.exe",
                "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\*\\Professional\\Common?\\IDE\\devenv.exe") and
   not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.code_signature, $entry, $entry.trusted == true and
                  $entry.subject_name in ("Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher",
                                          "Microsoft Windows Software Compatibility Publisher",
                                          "FastTrack Software ApS",  "FastTrack Software Aps", "Promon AS", "PC Matic, Inc")) and
   not process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.hash.sha256 in ("b4f289b5bf0beb59e7ba8d00b45ffaa582114c22a959bb8912cd8b903748f91b",
                                                                       "b950277c03155ffef055fd2fb6c9afe2022ac6402f8e04ece92f34bedf5bc194",
                                                                       "289ccce952e8a5ad4eae60fbfcfc239a2c6a45386655466ce45f77c9422533da",
                                                                       "8d80ea047a89300017544fc28a402c6f45b7369413c51c7b352af69db503d9bb",
                                                                       "b88d6fdb2641981675e1066f0767a8f263c5c4dcc5fccddbb948cdbe4165aef4",
                                                                       "90db33e5c6f2d0e3f60de07821413a24d31ceec26c83b447ff3a3607ebc67079",
                                                                       "73395b6c3fa9fa73e8e3665f108b3a92c564da9c1b9ce7834832adbb5e658a87",
                                                                       "4a81edc822ee7e6fb1ca1813f4c917f11b4366d33fd55c294d6509b4d4c0d80e",
                                                                       "d355b62cc7dc5b8f3ee5e95a8ddddc818f6f84c5a16799d78b1cb3d786e2bb80",
                                                                       "07d6c3a19a8e3e243e9545a41dd30a9ee1e9ad79cdd6d446c229d689e5ab574a") and
   not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.code_signature, $entry,
                    $entry.trusted == true and not $entry.subject_name in ("Microsoft Corporation", "Microsoft Windows"))
Raw source Suspicious Remote Memory Allocation · Elastic TOML
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Published by elastic/protections-artifacts ↗, licensed under Elastic License 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified. 
[rule]
description = """
Identifies attempts to allocate remote memory with RWX permissions, this behavior is often associated with remote
process injection preparation.
"""
id = "b2104624-d0e8-4864-8266-605056c6469a"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Suspicious Remote Memory Allocation"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = [
    "https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/doubling-down-etw-callstacks",
    "https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/pikabot-i-choose-you",
]
version = "1.0.22"

query = '''
api where process.Ext.api.name == "VirtualAllocEx" and process.executable != null and 
  process.Ext.api.parameters.protection == "RWX" and process.Ext.api.parameters.size >= 10000 and 
  process.thread.Ext.call_stack_summary like "?*" and not user.id in ("S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20") and
  process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.hash.sha256 != null and
  not (process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\*.exe", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe", "?:\\Windows\\*") and
       process.code_signature.trusted == true and not process.code_signature.subject_name like "Microsoft*") and
  not (process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\RPC\\OSD\\osdservice.exe" and user.id == "S-1-5-18" and
       process.code_signature.subject_name == "Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher") and
  not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry,
                   $entry.symbol_info : ("?:\\Program Files\\*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\*\\tmmon*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\esensordbi.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\System32\\esensordbi.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\System32\\umppc*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\FireEye\\AppMonitorDll*.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\Windows\\apppatch\\AppPatch*\\exploitblocker.dll*", 
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\hmpalert.dll!*",
                                         "*ntdll.dll!NtCreateUserProcess*",
                                         "*\\kernelbase.dll+0x*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\wlidsvc.dll!SvchostPushServiceGlobals*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\appxdeploymentserver.dll!*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\webruntimemanager.dll!CreateMessagePortEventDispatcher*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\systemapps\\microsoft.aad.brokerplugin_*\\aad.core.dll!DllGetActivationFactory*",
                                         "?:\\windows\\system32\\driverstore\\filerepository\\iigd_dch.inf_amd64_*\\igd12um64icl.dll*")) and
  not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry, $entry.protection_provenance like "Kernel*") and
  /* Cynet MemScanner, xSecuritas, Mcafee */
   not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack, $entry,
                    $entry.callsite_trailing_bytes in
                         ("48898424e80300004883bc24e803000000750eff94247e030000898424f0030000eb30488d8c2430010000ff94248e03000048898424e80300004883bc24e803",
                          "8bd885db751eff55c88945f8eb168d8592fdffff50ff55d08bd885db7506ff55c88945f856ff55bc85db0f847601000080bd82fcffff0074508b45fc05a00000",
                          "488b55a8c6420c01833d8bbeb25f007406ff1593c7b25f8945b4488bcce82c000000908b45b4488b55a8c6420c01488b55a8488b8d70ffffff48894a10488d65", 
                          "2048894538488b4d1048c1e103488b7d38488b7550f3a44c8b4d284d8b49484c8b45284d8b4040488b5528488b5220488b4d28488b8988000000ff95a0000000")) and
   not (process.name : "rundll32.exe" and process.parent.executable : "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\SNXAC\\STAProxy.exe" and
        process.command_line : "*\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\snxac\\*\\sta.dll*") and 
   not (process.code_signature.trusted == true and 
        process.code_signature.subject_name in
              ("GEOVISION INC.", "COMPUTACION EN ACCION SA DE CV", "Crownalytics, LLC", "Johannes Schindelin", 
               "INCA Internet Co.,Ltd.", "Mark Straver", "Micro Systemation AB (publ)", "HardestCodesEst OU",
               "MUSARUBRA US LLC", "Fleischhacker GmbH & Co. KG Laboreinrichtungen Medizintechnik")) and
   not (process.executable : "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe" and 
        process.code_signature.subject_name == "Mozilla Corporation" and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
   not (process.executable : "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\*.exe" and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and 
   not (process.executable : "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft\\EdgeUpdate\\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" and 
        process.parent.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\System32\\SecurityHealthSystray.exe", "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\OneDrive\\*\\FileCoAuth.exe") and 
        process.Ext.api.summary : "VirtualAllocEx*microsoftedgeupdate.exe,*") and 
   not process.parent.executable :
               ("?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Embarcadero\\Studio\\*\\bin\\bds.exe",
                "?:\\Program Files\\Embarcadero\\Studio\\*\\bin\\bds.exe",
                "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\*\\Professional\\Common?\\IDE\\devenv.exe") and
   not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.code_signature, $entry, $entry.trusted == true and
                  $entry.subject_name in ("Microsoft Windows Hardware Compatibility Publisher",
                                          "Microsoft Windows Software Compatibility Publisher",
                                          "FastTrack Software ApS",  "FastTrack Software Aps", "Promon AS", "PC Matic, Inc")) and
   not process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.hash.sha256 in ("b4f289b5bf0beb59e7ba8d00b45ffaa582114c22a959bb8912cd8b903748f91b",
                                                                       "b950277c03155ffef055fd2fb6c9afe2022ac6402f8e04ece92f34bedf5bc194",
                                                                       "289ccce952e8a5ad4eae60fbfcfc239a2c6a45386655466ce45f77c9422533da",
                                                                       "8d80ea047a89300017544fc28a402c6f45b7369413c51c7b352af69db503d9bb",
                                                                       "b88d6fdb2641981675e1066f0767a8f263c5c4dcc5fccddbb948cdbe4165aef4",
                                                                       "90db33e5c6f2d0e3f60de07821413a24d31ceec26c83b447ff3a3607ebc67079",
                                                                       "73395b6c3fa9fa73e8e3665f108b3a92c564da9c1b9ce7834832adbb5e658a87",
                                                                       "4a81edc822ee7e6fb1ca1813f4c917f11b4366d33fd55c294d6509b4d4c0d80e",
                                                                       "d355b62cc7dc5b8f3ee5e95a8ddddc818f6f84c5a16799d78b1cb3d786e2bb80",
                                                                       "07d6c3a19a8e3e243e9545a41dd30a9ee1e9ad79cdd6d446c229d689e5ab574a") and
   not _arraysearch(process.thread.Ext.call_stack_final_user_module.code_signature, $entry,
                    $entry.trusted == true and not $entry.subject_name in ("Microsoft Corporation", "Microsoft Windows"))
'''

min_endpoint_version = "8.10.0"
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[optional_actions]]
action = "rollback"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1055"
name = "Process Injection"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055/"


[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.0"

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