Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Lure Document Execution

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the execution of a Word document via the WinWord Start Menu shortcut. This behavior was observed being used by KamiKakaBot samples in order to initiate the 2nd stage of the infection.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\cmd.exe" AND (COMMANDLINE contains "/c " AND COMMANDLINE contains ".lnk ~" AND COMMANDLINE contains "Start Menu\Programs\Word") AND COMMANDLINE endswith ".doc" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), X__Junior (Nextron Systems)