Antivirus - APT Malware Signature

title: Antivirus - APT Malware Signature
id: 101a1877-2cf4-474d-abfd-7f6ac4788d1a
status: experimental
description: |
    Detects a highly relevant Antivirus alert that reports APT malware.
    This event must not be ignored just because the AV has blocked the malware but investigate, how it came there in the first place.
references:
    - https://www.nextron-systems.com/?s=antivirus
author: Arnim Rupp (Nextron Systems)
date: 2026-06-15
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1203
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1219.002
logsource:
    category: antivirus
detection:
    selection:
        - Signature|re:
              - 'APT\d'
              - 'ATK\d'
              - 'UNC\d'
              - 'UAC\d'
        - Signature|contains:
              - "[APT]"
              - 'APT_'
              - 'APT-'
              - 'BackOrder'
              - 'BlindingCan'
              - 'Blizzard'
              - 'Chollima'
              - 'Cleaver'
              - 'Cobra'
              - 'DarkHotel'
              - 'Dragon'
              - 'DTrack'
              - 'Equation'
              - 'GiftedCrook'
              - 'GraphSteel'
              - 'GreyEnergy'
              - 'GEnergy'
              - 'GrimPlant'
              - 'Hydra'
              - 'Jackal'
              - 'Kitten'
              - 'Kimsuky'
              - 'Lazar'  # Lazarus
              - 'LightRail'
              - 'Lotus'
              - 'Luminous'
              - 'LumiMoth'
              - 'Nimbus'
              - 'Manticore'
              - 'MiniBike'
              - 'MiniBrowse'
              - 'MiniBus'
              - 'MiniFast'
              - 'MiniJuke'
              - 'MiniUpdate'
              - 'MuddyWater'
              - 'NukeSped'
              - 'OilRig'
              - 'Panda'
              - 'Sandstorm'
              - 'SandWorm'
              - 'Seamonkey'
              - 'Sleet'
              - 'SlugResin'
              - 'SnailResin'
              - 'Snake'
              - 'Tempest'
              - 'Tsunami'
              - 'Turla'
              - 'Typhoon'
              - 'UAC_'
              - 'UAC-'
              - 'UNC_'
              - 'UNC-'
              - 'VinoSiren'
              - 'Winnti'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: critical