Potentially Suspicious Ping/Copy Command Combination

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects uncommon and potentially suspicious one-liner command containing both "ping" and "copy" at the same time, which is usually used by malware.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\cmd.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "Cmd.Exe") AND (COMMANDLINE contains "ping" AND COMMANDLINE contains "copy ") AND COMMANDLINE contains " -n , /n , –n , —n , ―n " AND COMMANDLINE contains " -y , /y , –y , —y , ―y " select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

X__Junior (Nextron Systems)