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Binary Proxy Execution via TTDInject

Source
github.com/elastic/protections-artifacts

Identifies the execution of a binary via the Time Traver Debugging Application Injector utility. Adversaries may bypass process and signature-based defenses by proxying execution of malicious content with signed, or otherwise trusted, binaries.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Rule body

[rule]
description = """
Identifies the execution of a binary via the Time Traver Debugging Application Injector utility. Adversaries may bypass
process and signature-based defenses by proxying execution of malicious content with signed, or otherwise trusted,
binaries.
"""
id = "658efff4-b1b7-4ab7-ba1f-7ce295d3df05"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Binary Proxy Execution via TTDInject"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = ["https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Ttdinject/"]
version = "1.0.5"

query = '''
process where event.action == "start" and 
 (
 (process.parent.name : "TTDInject.EXE" and process.parent.args : "/Launch") or 
 (process.pe.original_file_name : "TTDInject.EXE" and process.args : "/Launch" and
  not process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\Sys*\\ttdinject.exe")
 )
'''

min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1218"
name = "System Binary Proxy Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/"


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

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: process

process where event.action == "start" and 
 (
 (process.parent.name : "TTDInject.EXE" and process.parent.args : "/Launch") or 
 (process.pe.original_file_name : "TTDInject.EXE" and process.args : "/Launch" and
  not process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\Sys*\\ttdinject.exe")
 )

Indicators

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