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Goofy Guineapig Backdoor IOC

Status
test
Severity
high
Log source
product windows, category file_event
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects malicious indicators seen used by the Goofy Guineapig malware

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
ExecutionNo specific technique
StealthNo specific technique

Event coverage

ProviderEventTitle
SysmonEvent ID 11FileCreate

Rule body yaml

title: Goofy Guineapig Backdoor IOC
id: f0bafe60-1240-4798-9e60-4364b97e6bad
status: test
description: Detects malicious indicators seen used by the Goofy Guineapig malware
references:
    - https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/static-assets/documents/malware-analysis-reports/goofy-guineapig/NCSC-MAR-Goofy-Guineapig.pdf
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-14
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - detection.emerging-threats
    - attack.stealth
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename:
            - 'C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\config.dat'
            - 'C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\GoogleUpdate.exe'
            - 'C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\GoogleUpdate\tmp.bat'
            - 'C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\goopdate.dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

selection

Stage 1: selection

selection:
    TargetFilename:
        - 'C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\config.dat'
        - 'C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\GoogleUpdate.exe'
        - 'C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\GoogleUpdate\tmp.bat'
        - 'C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\goopdate.dll'

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

FieldKindValues
TargetFilenameeq
  • C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\GoogleUpdate.exe
  • C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\GoogleUpdate\tmp.bat
  • C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\config.dat
  • C:\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\goopdate.dll