Execute From Alternate Data Streams

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects execution from an Alternate Data Stream (ADS). Adversaries may use NTFS file attributes to hide their malicious data in order to evade detection

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND COMMANDLINE contains "txt:" AND ((COMMANDLINE contains "type " AND COMMANDLINE contains " > ") OR (COMMANDLINE contains "makecab " AND COMMANDLINE contains ".cab") OR (COMMANDLINE contains "reg " AND COMMANDLINE contains " export ") OR (COMMANDLINE contains "regedit " AND COMMANDLINE contains " /E ") OR (COMMANDLINE contains "esentutl " AND COMMANDLINE contains " /y " AND COMMANDLINE contains " /d " AND COMMANDLINE contains " /o ")) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

frack113