HackTool - Certify Execution
Detects Certify a tool for Active Directory certificate abuse based on PE metadata characteristics and common command line arguments.
Detection logic
selection_img
- Image|endswith: \Certify.exe
- OriginalFileName: Certify.exe
- Description|contains: Certifyselection_cli_commands
CommandLine|contains:
- ".exe cas "
- ".exe find "
- ".exe pkiobjects "
- ".exe request "
- ".exe download "selection_cli_options
CommandLine|contains:
- " /vulnerable"
- " /template:"
- " /altname:"
- " /domain:"
- " /path:"
- " /ca:"Condition
selection_img or all of selection_cli_*Raw YAML
title: HackTool - Certify Execution
id: 762f2482-ff21-4970-8939-0aa317a886bb
status: test
description: Detects Certify a tool for Active Directory certificate abuse based on PE metadata characteristics and common command line arguments.
references:
- https://github.com/GhostPack/Certify
author: pH-T (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-04-17
modified: 2023-04-25
tags:
- attack.discovery
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1649
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\Certify.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'Certify.exe'
- Description|contains: 'Certify'
selection_cli_commands:
CommandLine|contains:
- '.exe cas '
- '.exe find '
- '.exe pkiobjects '
- '.exe request '
- '.exe download '
selection_cli_options:
CommandLine|contains:
- ' /vulnerable'
- ' /template:'
- ' /altname:'
- ' /domain:'
- ' /path:'
- ' /ca:'
condition: selection_img or all of selection_cli_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: highFalse positives
- Unknown
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