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SNAKE Malware Kernel Driver File Indicator

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

Detects SNAKE malware kernel driver file indicator

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
ExecutionNo specific technique

Event coverage

ProviderEventTitle
SysmonEvent ID 11FileCreate

Rule body yaml

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

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:\Windows\System32\Com\Comadmin.dat