Suspicious Shells Spawn by Java Utility Keytool
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects suspicious shell spawn from Java utility keytool process (e.g. adselfservice plus exploitation)
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "\keytool.exe" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\cmd.exe,\sh.exe,\bash.exe,\powershell.exe,\pwsh.exe,\schtasks.exe,\certutil.exe,\whoami.exe,\bitsadmin.exe,\wscript.exe,\cscript.exe,\scrcons.exe,\regsvr32.exe,\hh.exe,\wmic.exe,\mshta.exe,\rundll32.exe,\forfiles.exe,\scriptrunner.exe,\mftrace.exe,\AppVLP.exe,\systeminfo.exe,\reg.exe,\query.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Andreas Hunkeler (@Karneades)
