SNAKE Malware Kernel Driver File Indicator

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

Detects SNAKE malware kernel driver file indicator

Known false positives

Unlikely

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Execution	No specific technique

Telemetry coverage

Provider	Record / event type
Sysmon	Event ID 11: FileCreate

Rule body

title: SNAKE Malware Kernel Driver File Indicator
id: d6d9d23f-69c1-41b5-8305-fa8250bd027f
status: test
description: Detects SNAKE malware kernel driver file indicator
references:
    - https://media.defense.gov/2023/May/09/2003218554/-1/-1/0/JOINT_CSA_HUNTING_RU_INTEL_SNAKE_MALWARE_20230509.PDF
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-10
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    category: file_event
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename: 'C:\Windows\System32\Com\Comadmin.dat'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: critical

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: `condition`

selection

Stage 1: `selection`

selection:
    TargetFilename: 'C:\Windows\System32\Com\Comadmin.dat'

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

Field	Kind	Values	Search
`TargetFilename`	eq	`C:\Windows\System32\Com\Comadmin.dat`	`field:"TargetFilename" kind:eq value:"C:\Windows\System32\Com\Comadmin.dat"`

SNAKE Malware Kernel Driver File Indicator

Known false positives

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Telemetry coverage

Rule body

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

Stage 1: selection

Indicators

Stage 0: `condition`

Stage 1: `selection`