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Arbitrary Binary Execution Using GUP Utility
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
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Arbitrary Binary Execution Using GUP Utility
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Arbitrary Binary Execution Using GUP Utility
id: d65aee4d-2292-4cea-b832-83accd6cfa43
status: test
description: Detects execution of the Notepad++ updater (gup) to launch other commands or executables
references:
- https://twitter.com/nas_bench/status/1535322445439180803
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-06-10
modified: 2023-03-02
tags:
- attack.execution
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
ParentImage|endswith: '\gup.exe'
Image|endswith: '\explorer.exe'
filter:
Image|endswith: '\explorer.exe'
CommandLine|contains: '\Notepad++\notepad++.exe'
filter_parent:
ParentImage|contains: '\Notepad++\updater\'
filter_null:
CommandLine: null
condition: selection and not 1 of filter*
falsepositives:
- Other parent binaries using GUP not currently identified
level: medium
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_gup_arbitrary_binary_execution.yml