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DumpStack.log Defender Evasion

Status
test
Severity
critical
Log source
product windows, category process_creation
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects the use of the filename DumpStack.log to evade Microsoft Defender

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Defense ImpairmentNo specific technique

Event coverage

Rule body yaml

title: DumpStack.log Defender Evasion
id: 4f647cfa-b598-4e12-ad69-c68dd16caef8
status: test
description: Detects the use of the filename DumpStack.log to evade Microsoft Defender
references:
    - https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1479094189048713219
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-01-06
modified: 2022-06-17
tags:
    - attack.defense-impairment
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\DumpStack.log'
    selection_download:
        CommandLine|contains: ' -o DumpStack.log'
    condition: 1 of selection*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

1 of selection*

Stage 1: selection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\DumpStack.log'

Stage 2: selection_download

selection_download:
    CommandLine|contains: ' -o DumpStack.log'

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.

FieldKindValues
CommandLinematch
  • -o DumpStack.log
Imageends_with
  • \DumpStack.log