Pandemic Registry Key

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

Detects Pandemic Windows Implant

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Tactic	Techniques
Command & Control	`T1105` Ingress Tool Transfer

Telemetry coverage

Provider	Record / event type
Sysmon	Event ID 12: RegistryEvent (Object create and delete)
Sysmon	Event ID 13: RegistryEvent (Value Set)
Sysmon	Event ID 14: RegistryEvent (Key and Value Rename)

Rule body

title: Pandemic Registry Key
id: 47e0852a-cf81-4494-a8e6-31864f8c86ed
status: test
description: Detects Pandemic Windows Implant
references:
    - https://wikileaks.org/vault7/#Pandemic
    - https://twitter.com/MalwareJake/status/870349480356454401
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2017-06-01
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1105
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    category: registry_event
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains: '\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\null\Instance'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: `condition`

selection

Stage 1: `selection`

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\null\Instance'

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

Field	Kind	Values	Search
`TargetObject`	match	`\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\null\Instance`	`field:"TargetObject" kind:match value:"\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\null\Instance"`

Pandemic Registry Key

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Telemetry coverage

Rule body

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

Stage 1: selection

Indicators

Stage 0: `condition`

Stage 1: `selection`