Medusa Ransom Note File Creation

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the creation of Medusa ransomware ransom note files (!!!READ_ME_MEDUSA!!!.txt) on monitored endpoints.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "File Created or Modified" AND (OBJECTNAME contains "READ_ME_MEDUSA!!!.txt" OR FILENAME contains "READ_ME_MEDUSA!!!.txt") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.FILENAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.FILETYPE,Action1.ACCESSLIST

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows