{"id":"2e4e488a-6164-4811-9ea1-f960c7359c40","title":"HackTool - CACTUSTORCH Remote Thread Creation","description":"Detects remote thread creation from CACTUSTORCH as described in references.","author":"@SBousseaden (detection), Thomas Patzke (rule)","status":"test","level":"high","date":"2019-02-01","modified":"2023-05-05","tags":["attack.privilege-escalation","attack.execution","attack.stealth","attack.t1055.012","attack.t1059.005","attack.t1059.007","attack.t1218.005"],"technique_ids":["T1055.012","T1059.005","T1059.007","T1218.005"],"logsource":{"product":"windows","category":"create_remote_thread"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://twitter.com/SBousseaden/status/1090588499517079552","https://github.com/mdsecactivebreach/CACTUSTORCH"],"source_path":"rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_hktl_cactustorch.yml","source_sha256":"b3b78153cd1372ce9d6d7c8b1c14c8318f58283d63c8cb4ec18cf5a87ad24050","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_hktl_cactustorch.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: HackTool - CACTUSTORCH Remote Thread Creation\nid: 2e4e488a-6164-4811-9ea1-f960c7359c40\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects remote thread creation from CACTUSTORCH as described in references.\nreferences:\n    - https://twitter.com/SBousseaden/status/1090588499517079552 # Deleted\n    - https://github.com/mdsecactivebreach/CACTUSTORCH\nauthor: '@SBousseaden (detection), Thomas Patzke (rule)'\ndate: 2019-02-01\nmodified: 2023-05-05\ntags:\n    - attack.privilege-escalation\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.stealth\n    - attack.t1055.012\n    - attack.t1059.005\n    - attack.t1059.007\n    - attack.t1218.005\nlogsource:\n    product: windows\n    category: create_remote_thread\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        SourceImage|endswith:\n            - '\\System32\\cscript.exe'\n            - '\\System32\\wscript.exe'\n            - '\\System32\\mshta.exe'\n            - '\\winword.exe'\n            - '\\excel.exe'\n        TargetImage|contains: '\\SysWOW64\\'\n        StartModule: null\n    condition: selection\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1055.012","id":"T1055.012","name":"Process Hollowing","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1055.012/"},{"key":"enterprise/T1059.005","id":"T1059.005","name":"Visual Basic","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1059.005/"},{"key":"enterprise/T1059.007","id":"T1059.007","name":"JavaScript","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1059.007/"},{"key":"enterprise/T1218.005","id":"T1218.005","name":"Mshta","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1218.005/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/2e4e488a-6164-4811-9ea1-f960c7359c40.json","kind":"sigma"}