Detection rules › Sigma
Potential ACTINIUM Persistence Activity
Detects specific process parameters as used by ACTINIUM scheduled task persistence creation.
Known false positives
- Unlikely
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | |
| Persistence | |
| Privilege Escalation |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688: A new process has been created. |
Rule body
title: Potential ACTINIUM Persistence Activity
id: e1118a8f-82f5-44b3-bb6b-8a284e5df602
status: test
description: Detects specific process parameters as used by ACTINIUM scheduled task persistence creation.
references:
- https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/02/04/actinium-targets-ukrainian-organizations
author: Andreas Hunkeler (@Karneades)
date: 2022-02-07
modified: 2023-03-18
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.execution
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1053
- attack.t1053.005
- detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'schtasks'
- 'create'
- 'wscript'
- ' /e:vbscript'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unlikely
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'schtasks'
- 'create'
- 'wscript'
- ' /e:vbscript'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match |