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Potential SNAKE Malware Installation Binary Indicator
Detects a specific binary name seen used by SNAKE malware during its installation as described by CISA in their report
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | No specific technique |
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 SNAKE Malware Installation Binary Indicator
id: d91ff53f-fd0c-419d-a6b8-ae038d5c3733
status: test
description: Detects a specific binary name seen used by SNAKE malware during its installation as described by CISA in their report
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: 2023-05-04
tags:
- attack.execution
- detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith:
- '\jpsetup.exe'
- '\jpinst.exe'
filter_main_cli_name:
CommandLine:
- 'jpinst.exe'
- 'jpinst'
- 'jpsetup.exe'
- 'jpsetup'
filter_main_cli_empty:
CommandLine: ''
filter_main_cli_null:
CommandLine: null
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unlikely
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selection and not 1 of filter_main_*Stage 1: selection
selection:
Image|endswith:
- '\jpsetup.exe'
- '\jpinst.exe'
Stage 2: not filter_main_*
filter_main_cli_name:
CommandLine:
- 'jpinst.exe'
- 'jpinst'
- 'jpsetup.exe'
- 'jpsetup'
filter_main_cli_empty:
CommandLine: ''
filter_main_cli_null:
CommandLine: null
Exclusions
Top-level NOT(...) conjuncts: predicates this rule actively suppresses.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | eq | jpinst |
CommandLine | eq | jpinst.exe |
CommandLine | eq | jpsetup |
CommandLine | eq | jpsetup.exe |
CommandLine | is_null |
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 |
|---|---|---|
Image | ends_with |
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