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Active Rule
Compressed File Creation Via Tar.EXE
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
Compressed File Creation Via Tar.EXE
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Compressed File Creation Via Tar.EXE
id: 418a3163-3247-4b7b-9933-dcfcb7c52ea9
status: test
description: |
Detects execution of "tar.exe" in order to create a compressed file.
Adversaries may abuse various utilities to compress or encrypt data before exfiltration.
references:
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/chromeloader-malware/
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Tar/
- https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/cicada-apt10-japan-espionage
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), AdmU3
date: 2023-12-19
tags:
- attack.collection
- attack.exfiltration
- attack.t1560
- attack.t1560.001
logsource:
product: windows
category: process_creation
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\tar.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'bsdtar'
selection_create:
CommandLine|contains:
- '-c'
- '-r'
- '-u'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Likely
level: low
CLI command
Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.
sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_tar_compression.yml