Potential Dridex Activity


Description

Detects potential Dridex acitvity via specific process patterns

Query · sigma

selection_svchost:
  Image|endswith: \svchost.exe
  CommandLine|contains|all:
  - C:\Users\
  - \Desktop\
filter_svchost:
  ParentImage|startswith: C:\Windows\System32\
selection_regsvr:
  ParentImage|endswith: \excel.exe
  Image|endswith: \regsvr32.exe
  CommandLine|contains:
  - ' -s '
  - \AppData\Local\Temp\
filter_regsvr:
  CommandLine|contains: .dll
selection_anomaly_parent:
  ParentImage|endswith: \svchost.exe
selection_anomaly_child_1:
  Image|endswith: \whoami.exe
  CommandLine|contains: ' /all'
selection_anomaly_child_2:
  Image|endswith:
  - \net.exe
  - \net1.exe
  CommandLine|contains: ' view'
condition: (selection_svchost and not filter_svchost) or (selection_regsvr and not
  filter_regsvr) or (selection_anomaly_parent and 1 of selection_anomaly_child_*)

Known false positives

  • Unlikely
Raw source Potential Dridex Activity · Sigma
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Published by SigmaHQ/sigma ↗, licensed under Detection Rule License 1.1 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
title: Potential Dridex Activity
id: e6eb5a96-9e6f-4a18-9cdd-642cfda21c8e
status: stable
description: Detects potential Dridex acitvity via specific process patterns
references:
    - https://app.any.run/tasks/993daa5e-112a-4ff6-8b5a-edbcec7c7ba3
    - https://redcanary.com/threat-detection-report/threats/dridex/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2019-01-10
modified: 2023-02-03
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1055
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1135
    - attack.t1033
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_svchost:
        Image|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'C:\Users\'
            - '\Desktop\'
    filter_svchost:
        ParentImage|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\'
    selection_regsvr:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\excel.exe'
        Image|endswith: '\regsvr32.exe'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' -s '
            - '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
    filter_regsvr:
        CommandLine|contains: '.dll'
    selection_anomaly_parent:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
    selection_anomaly_child_1:
        Image|endswith: '\whoami.exe'
        CommandLine|contains: ' /all'
    selection_anomaly_child_2:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\net.exe'
            - '\net1.exe'
        CommandLine|contains: ' view'
    condition: (selection_svchost and not filter_svchost) or (selection_regsvr and not filter_regsvr) or (selection_anomaly_parent and 1 of selection_anomaly_child_*)
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: critical

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