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Suspicious Parent Double Extension File Execution
Detect execution of suspicious double extension files in ParentCommandLine
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
Rule body
title: Suspicious Parent Double Extension File Execution
id: 5e6a80c8-2d45-4633-9ef4-fa2671a39c5c
related:
- id: 1cdd9a09-06c9-4769-99ff-626e2b3991b8 # Image/CommandLine
type: derived
status: test
description: Detect execution of suspicious double extension files in ParentCommandLine
references:
- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7872d8845a332dce517adae9c3389fde5313ff2fed38c2577f3b498da786db68/behavior
- https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/bluebottle-banks-targeted-africa
author: frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-01-06
modified: 2023-02-28
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1036.007
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- ParentImage|endswith:
- '.doc.lnk'
- '.docx.lnk'
- '.xls.lnk'
- '.xlsx.lnk'
- '.ppt.lnk'
- '.pptx.lnk'
- '.rtf.lnk'
- '.pdf.lnk'
- '.txt.lnk'
- '.doc.js'
- '.docx.js'
- '.xls.js'
- '.xlsx.js'
- '.ppt.js'
- '.pptx.js'
- '.rtf.js'
- '.pdf.js'
- '.txt.js'
- ParentCommandLine|contains:
- '.doc.lnk'
- '.docx.lnk'
- '.xls.lnk'
- '.xlsx.lnk'
- '.ppt.lnk'
- '.pptx.lnk'
- '.rtf.lnk'
- '.pdf.lnk'
- '.txt.lnk'
- '.doc.js'
- '.docx.js'
- '.xls.js'
- '.xlsx.js'
- '.ppt.js'
- '.pptx.js'
- '.rtf.js'
- '.pdf.js'
- '.txt.js'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
- ParentImage|endswith:
- '.doc.lnk'
- '.docx.lnk'
- '.xls.lnk'
- '.xlsx.lnk'
- '.ppt.lnk'
- '.pptx.lnk'
- '.rtf.lnk'
- '.pdf.lnk'
- '.txt.lnk'
- '.doc.js'
- '.docx.js'
- '.xls.js'
- '.xlsx.js'
- '.ppt.js'
- '.pptx.js'
- '.rtf.js'
- '.pdf.js'
- '.txt.js'
- ParentCommandLine|contains:
- '.doc.lnk'
- '.docx.lnk'
- '.xls.lnk'
- '.xlsx.lnk'
- '.ppt.lnk'
- '.pptx.lnk'
- '.rtf.lnk'
- '.pdf.lnk'
- '.txt.lnk'
- '.doc.js'
- '.docx.js'
- '.xls.js'
- '.xlsx.js'
- '.ppt.js'
- '.pptx.js'
- '.rtf.js'
- '.pdf.js'
- '.txt.js'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
ParentCommandLine | match |
| field:"ParentCommandLine" kind:match |
ParentImage | ends_with |
| field:"ParentImage" kind:ends_with |