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Active Rule

Kapeka Backdoor Scheduled Task Creation

Target Profile

Splunk

Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries

Format Mode

Default

Plain SPL queries

Conversion Output

Kapeka Backdoor Scheduled Task Creation

Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2

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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Kapeka Backdoor Scheduled Task Creation
id: 6c130acd-0adb-4545-bcc4-2e85d0883c9a
related:
    - id: 64a871dd-83f6-4e5f-80fc-5a7ca3a8a819
      type: similar
status: test
description: Detects Kapeka backdoor scheduled task creation based on attributes such as paths, commands line flags, etc.
references:
    - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/auditing/event-4698
    - https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/kapeka
    - https://app.any.run/tasks/1efb3ed4-cc0f-4690-a0ed-24516809bc72/
    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/bd07fb1e9b4768e7202de6cc454c78c6891270af02085c51fce5539db1386c3f/behavior
author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel
date: 2024-07-03
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1053.005
    - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
    definition: 'Requirements: The Advanced Audit Policy setting Object Access > Audit Other Object Access Events has to be configured to trigger this detection.'
detection:
    selection_eid:
        EventID: 4698
    selection_paths:
        TaskContent|contains:
            - ':\ProgramData\'
            - '\AppData\Local\'
    selection_command:
        TaskContent|contains|all:
            - 'rundll32'
            - '.wll'
            - '#1'
    selection_taskname:
        TaskContent|contains:
            - 'OneDrive' # The scheduled task was called “OneDrive” instead of “Sens Api” in some cases
            - 'Sens Api'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

CLI command

Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.

sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/kapeka/win_security_malware_kapeka_backdoor_scheduled_task_creation.yml