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Renamed PingCastle Binary Execution
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
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Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
Renamed PingCastle Binary Execution
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Renamed PingCastle Binary Execution
id: 2433a154-bb3d-42e4-86c3-a26bdac91c45
status: test
description: Detects the execution of a renamed "PingCastle" binary based on the PE metadata fields.
references:
- https://thedfirreport.com/2023/10/30/netsupport-intrusion-results-in-domain-compromise/
- https://www.pingcastle.com/documentation/scanner/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
date: 2024-01-11
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1059
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.t1202
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- OriginalFileName:
- 'PingCastleReporting.exe'
- 'PingCastleCloud.exe'
- 'PingCastle.exe'
- CommandLine|contains:
- '--scanner aclcheck'
- '--scanner antivirus'
- '--scanner computerversion'
- '--scanner foreignusers'
- '--scanner laps_bitlocker'
- '--scanner localadmin'
- '--scanner nullsession'
- '--scanner nullsession-trust'
- '--scanner oxidbindings'
- '--scanner remote'
- '--scanner share'
- '--scanner smb'
- '--scanner smb3querynetwork'
- '--scanner spooler'
- '--scanner startup'
- '--scanner zerologon'
- CommandLine|contains: '--no-enum-limit'
- CommandLine|contains|all:
- '--healthcheck'
- '--level Full'
- CommandLine|contains|all:
- '--healthcheck'
- '--server '
filter_main_img:
Image|endswith:
- '\PingCastleReporting.exe'
- '\PingCastleCloud.exe'
- '\PingCastle.exe'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_pingcastle.yml