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Suspicious Network Connection Binary No CommandLine
Detects suspicious network connections made by a well-known Windows binary run with no command line parameters
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth | No specific technique |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 3: Network connection |
Rule body
title: Suspicious Network Connection Binary No CommandLine
id: 20384606-a124-4fec-acbb-8bd373728613
status: test
description: Detects suspicious network connections made by a well-known Windows binary run with no command line parameters
references:
- https://redcanary.com/blog/raspberry-robin/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-07-03
tags:
- attack.stealth
logsource:
category: network_connection
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Initiated: 'true'
Image|endswith:
- '\regsvr32.exe'
- '\rundll32.exe'
- '\dllhost.exe'
CommandLine|endswith:
- '\regsvr32.exe'
- '\rundll32.exe'
- '\dllhost.exe'
filter_no_cmdline:
CommandLine: ''
filter_null: # e.g. Sysmon has no CommandLine field in network events with ID 3
CommandLine: null
condition: selection and not 1 of filter*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selection and not 1 of filter*Stage 1: selection
selection:
Initiated: 'true'
Image|endswith:
- '\regsvr32.exe'
- '\rundll32.exe'
- '\dllhost.exe'
CommandLine|endswith:
- '\regsvr32.exe'
- '\rundll32.exe'
- '\dllhost.exe'
Stage 2: not filter*
filter_no_cmdline:
CommandLine: ''
filter_null:
CommandLine: null
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | is_null | excludes:CommandLine |
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | ends_with |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:ends_with |
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with |
Initiated | eq |
| field:"Initiated" kind:eq value:"true" |