Detection rules › Sigma
Potential ACTINIUM Persistence Activity
Detects specific process parameters as used by ACTINIUM scheduled task persistence creation.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1053.005 Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task |
| Persistence | T1053.005 Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task |
| Privilege Escalation | T1053.005 Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Rule body yaml
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
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.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
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