{"id":"f35c5d71-b489-4e22-a115-f003df287317","title":"Potential CobaltStrike Process Patterns","description":"Detects potential process patterns related to Cobalt Strike beacon activity","author":"Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"high","date":"2021-07-27","modified":"2023-03-29","tags":["attack.execution","attack.t1059"],"technique_ids":["T1059"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://hausec.com/2021/07/26/cobalt-strike-and-tradecraft/","https://thedfirreport.com/2021/08/29/cobalt-strike-a-defenders-guide/"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_cobaltstrike_process_patterns.yml","source_sha256":"6de1df3583feec2e612cd413230663a9e7734ecbdb90c96d09a91adbdeb1bc10","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_cobaltstrike_process_patterns.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Potential CobaltStrike Process Patterns\nid: f35c5d71-b489-4e22-a115-f003df287317\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects potential process patterns related to Cobalt Strike beacon activity\nreferences:\n    - https://hausec.com/2021/07/26/cobalt-strike-and-tradecraft/\n    - https://thedfirreport.com/2021/08/29/cobalt-strike-a-defenders-guide/\nauthor: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2021-07-27\nmodified: 2023-03-29\ntags:\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.t1059\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_generic_1:\n        CommandLine|endswith: 'cmd.exe /C whoami'\n        ParentImage|startswith: 'C:\\Temp\\'\n    selection_generic_2:\n        ParentImage|endswith:\n            - '\\runonce.exe'\n            - '\\dllhost.exe'\n        CommandLine|contains|all:\n            - 'cmd.exe /c echo'\n            - '> \\\\\\\\.\\\\pipe'\n    selection_conhost_1:\n        ParentCommandLine|contains|all:\n            - 'cmd.exe /C echo'\n            - ' > \\\\\\\\.\\\\pipe'\n        CommandLine|endswith: 'conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1'\n    selection_conhost_2:\n        ParentCommandLine|endswith: '/C whoami'\n        CommandLine|endswith: 'conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1'\n    condition: 1 of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1059","id":"T1059","name":"Command and Scripting Interpreter","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1059/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/f35c5d71-b489-4e22-a115-f003df287317.json","kind":"sigma"}