Suspicious SysAidServer Child
Detects suspicious child processes of SysAidServer (as seen in MERCURY threat actor intrusions)
Detection logic
selection
ParentImage|endswith:
- \java.exe
- \javaw.exe
ParentCommandLine|contains: SysAidServerCondition
selectionRaw YAML
title: Suspicious SysAidServer Child
id: 60bfeac3-0d35-4302-8efb-1dd16f715bc6
status: test
description: Detects suspicious child processes of SysAidServer (as seen in MERCURY threat actor intrusions)
references:
- https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/08/25/mercury-leveraging-log4j-2-vulnerabilities-in-unpatched-systems-to-target-israeli-organizations/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-08-26
tags:
- attack.lateral-movement
- attack.t1210
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ParentImage|endswith:
- '\java.exe'
- '\javaw.exe'
ParentCommandLine|contains: 'SysAidServer'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: mediumFalse positives
- Unknown