Potential Dtrack RAT Activity

title: Potential Dtrack RAT Activity
id: f1531fa4-5b84-4342-8f68-9cf3fdbd83d4
status: stable
description: Detects potential Dtrack RAT activity via specific process patterns
references:
    - https://securelist.com/my-name-is-dtrack/93338/
    - https://securelist.com/andariel-deploys-dtrack-and-maui-ransomware/107063/
    - https://www.cyberbit.com/endpoint-security/dtrack-apt-malware-found-in-nuclear-power-plant/
    - https://app.any.run/tasks/4bc9860d-ab51-4077-9e09-59ad346b92fd/
    - https://app.any.run/tasks/ce4deab5-3263-494f-93e3-afb2b9d79f14/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2019-10-30
modified: 2025-11-03
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1490
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_ping:
        CommandLine|re: 'ping\s+-n.{6,64}echo EEEE\s?>\s?'
    selection_ipconfig:
        CommandLine|re: 'ipconfig\s+/all'
        CommandLine|contains: '\temp\res.ip'
    selection_netsh:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'interface ip show config'
            - '\temp\netsh.res'
    condition: 1 of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: critical