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Decoded or Decrypted Payload Written to Suspicious Directory
Identifies when the openssl utility is used to decode and/or decrypt a payload and write it to an abnormal or suspicious directory. Malware authors may attempt to evade detection by encoding and/or encrypting their payload. This behavior is consistent with the Bundlore malware family.
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Rule body
[rule]
description = """
Identifies when the openssl utility is used to decode and/or decrypt a payload and write it to an abnormal or suspicious
directory. Malware authors may attempt to evade detection by encoding and/or encrypting their payload. This behavior is
consistent with the Bundlore malware family.
"""
id = "4dd92062-2871-43bc-adda-82f15cf6e189"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Decoded or Decrypted Payload Written to Suspicious Directory"
os_list = ["macos"]
reference = ["https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0482/"]
version = "1.0.30"
query = '''
process where event.action == "exec" and
((process.name == "openssl" and process.args like~ "-out" and process.args like~ "enc" and process.args in ("-d", "-base64") and
process.args like~ ("/tmp/*",
"/Users/*/.*",
"/Applications/*/.*",
"/private/tmp/*",
"/var/tmp/*",
"/var/folders/*",
"/Users/Shared/*",
"/Library/Graphics/*",
"/Users/*/Library/Preferences/*",
"/Users/*/Library/Services/*",
"/Library/Containers/*",
"/var/root/*",
"/var/lib/*",
"/Library/WebServer/*",
"/Library/Fonts/*")) or
(process.name == "base64" and process.args == "-d" and
process.args like~ ("/tmp/*",
"*/.*",
"/private/tmp/*",
"/var/tmp/*",
"/var/folders/*",
"/Users/Shared/*",
"/Library/Graphics/*",
"/Users/*/Library/Preferences/*",
"/Users/*/Library/Services/*",
"/Library/Containers/*",
"/var/root/*",
"/var/lib/*",
"/Library/WebServer/*",
"/Library/Fonts/*")))
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.2"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1059"
name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.004"
name = "Unix Shell"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/004/"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1204"
name = "User Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1204.002"
name = "Malicious File"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/002/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1027"
name = "Obfuscated Files or Information"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1027/"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1140"
name = "Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1140/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.2"
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: process
process where event.action == "exec" and
((process.name == "openssl" and process.args like~ "-out" and process.args like~ "enc" and process.args in ("-d", "-base64") and
process.args like~ ("/tmp/*",
"/Users/*/.*",
"/Applications/*/.*",
"/private/tmp/*",
"/var/tmp/*",
"/var/folders/*",
"/Users/Shared/*",
"/Library/Graphics/*",
"/Users/*/Library/Preferences/*",
"/Users/*/Library/Services/*",
"/Library/Containers/*",
"/var/root/*",
"/var/lib/*",
"/Library/WebServer/*",
"/Library/Fonts/*")) or
(process.name == "base64" and process.args == "-d" and
process.args like~ ("/tmp/*",
"*/.*",
"/private/tmp/*",
"/var/tmp/*",
"/var/folders/*",
"/Users/Shared/*",
"/Library/Graphics/*",
"/Users/*/Library/Preferences/*",
"/Users/*/Library/Services/*",
"/Library/Containers/*",
"/var/root/*",
"/var/lib/*",
"/Library/WebServer/*",
"/Library/Fonts/*")))
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
event.action | eq |
| field:"EventType" kind:eq value:"exec" |
process.args | eq |
| field:"process.args" kind:eq value:"-d" |
process.args | in |
| field:"process.args" kind:in |
process.args | wildcard |
| field:"process.args" kind:wildcard |
process.name | eq |
| field:"process_name" kind:eq |