Potential Qakbot Rundll32 Execution

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects specific process tree behavior of a "rundll32" execution often linked with potential Qakbot activity.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "\cmd.exe,\cscript.exe,\curl.exe,\mshta.exe,\powershell.exe,\pwsh.exe,\wscript.exe" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\rundll32.exe" AND COMMANDLINE contains ":\ProgramData\,:\Users\Public\,\AppData\Local\Temp\,\AppData\Roaming") AND COMMANDLINE contains ".dll" 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)