NtdllPipe Like Activity Execution

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects command that type the content of ntdll.dll to a different file or a pipe in order to evade AV / EDR detection. As seen being used in the POC NtdllPipe

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND COMMANDLINE contains "type %windir%\system32\ntdll.dll,type %systemroot%\system32\ntdll.dll,type c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll,\ntdll.dll > \\.\pipe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)