Drop Binaries Into Spool Drivers Color Folder
Detects the creation of suspcious binary files inside the "\windows\system32\spool\drivers\color\" as seen in the blog referenced below
Detection logic
selection
TargetFilename|startswith: C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\
TargetFilename|endswith:
- .dll
- .exe
- .sysCondition
selectionRaw YAML
title: Drop Binaries Into Spool Drivers Color Folder
id: ce7066a6-508a-42d3-995b-2952c65dc2ce
status: test
description: Detects the creation of suspcious binary files inside the "\windows\system32\spool\drivers\color\" as seen in the blog referenced below
references:
- https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/07/27/untangling-knotweed-european-private-sector-offensive-actor-using-0-day-exploits/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-07-28
tags:
- attack.stealth
logsource:
product: windows
category: file_event
detection:
selection:
TargetFilename|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\'
TargetFilename|endswith:
- '.dll'
- '.exe'
- '.sys'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: mediumFalse positives
- Unknown
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