Small Sieve Malware CommandLine Indicator

title: Small Sieve Malware CommandLine Indicator
id: 21117127-21c8-437a-ae03-4b51e5a8a088
status: test
description: Detects specific command line argument being passed to a binary as seen being used by the malware Small Sieve.
references:
    - https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/static-assets/documents/malware-analysis-reports/small-sieve/NCSC-MAR-Small-Sieve.pdf
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-19
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.execution
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1574.001
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|endswith: '.exe Platypus'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high