Base64 MZ Header In CommandLine

Detects encoded base64 MZ header in the commandline

Detection logic

selection

CommandLine|contains:
  - TVqQAAMAAAAEAAAA
  - TVpQAAIAAAAEAA8A
  - TVqAAAEAAAAEABAA
  - TVoAAAAAAAAAAAAA
  - TVpTAQEAAAAEAAAA

Condition

selection

Raw YAML

title: Base64 MZ Header In CommandLine
id: 22e58743-4ac8-4a9f-bf19-00a0428d8c5f
status: test
description: Detects encoded base64 MZ header in the commandline
references:
    - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/07/11/select-xmrig-from-sqlserver/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-07-12
tags:
    - attack.execution
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'TVqQAAMAAAAEAAAA' # MZ..........
            - 'TVpQAAIAAAAEAA8A'
            - 'TVqAAAEAAAAEABAA'
            - 'TVoAAAAAAAAAAAAA'
            - 'TVpTAQEAAAAEAAAA'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high

False positives

Unlikely

References

https://thedfirreport.com/2022/07/11/select-xmrig-from-sqlserver/

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