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Network Connection Initiated To BTunnels Domains — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule 9e02c8ec-02b9-43e8-81eb-34a475ba7965. Network Connection Initiated To BTunnels Domains — Sigma Rule. Detects network connections to BTunnels domains initiated by a process on the system. Attackers can abuse that feature to establish a reverse shell or persistence on a machine.

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Kamran Saifullah. Source status: test; severity: medium. Source dates: 2024-09-13 / not supplied.

{
  "category": "network_connection",
  "product": "windows"
}

Pinned original Sigma rule · Detection Rule License 1.1

Source SHA-256: 69d76c9e8143e1abed93e7242f548e2b5658769a24bfb6bdd607d3af050e1d9b

Detection logic

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title: Network Connection Initiated To BTunnels Domains
id: 9e02c8ec-02b9-43e8-81eb-34a475ba7965
status: test
description: |
    Detects network connections to BTunnels domains initiated by a process on the system.
    Attackers can abuse that feature to establish a reverse shell or persistence on a machine.
references:
    - https://defr0ggy.github.io/research/Utilizing-BTunnel-For-Data-Exfiltration/
author: Kamran Saifullah
date: 2024-09-13
tags:
    - attack.exfiltration
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1567
    - attack.t1572
logsource:
    category: network_connection
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Initiated: 'true'
        DestinationHostname|endswith: '.btunnel.co.in'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of BTunnels will also trigger this.
level: medium

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False positives

  • Legitimate use of BTunnels will also trigger this.

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