Suspicious Network Connection Binary No CommandLine
Detects suspicious network connections made by a well-known Windows binary run with no command line parameters
Detection logic
selection
Initiated: "true"
Image|endswith:
- \regsvr32.exe
- \rundll32.exe
- \dllhost.exe
CommandLine|endswith:
- \regsvr32.exe
- \rundll32.exe
- \dllhost.exefilter_no_cmdline
CommandLine: ""filter_null
CommandLine: nullCondition
selection and not 1 of filter*Raw YAML
title: Suspicious Network Connection Binary No CommandLine
id: 20384606-a124-4fec-acbb-8bd373728613
status: test
description: Detects suspicious network connections made by a well-known Windows binary run with no command line parameters
references:
- https://redcanary.com/blog/raspberry-robin/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-07-03
tags:
- attack.stealth
logsource:
category: network_connection
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Initiated: 'true'
Image|endswith:
- '\regsvr32.exe'
- '\rundll32.exe'
- '\dllhost.exe'
CommandLine|endswith:
- '\regsvr32.exe'
- '\rundll32.exe'
- '\dllhost.exe'
filter_no_cmdline:
CommandLine: ''
filter_null: # e.g. Sysmon has no CommandLine field in network events with ID 3
CommandLine: null
condition: selection and not 1 of filter*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: highFalse positives
- Unknown
References
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