Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Lure Document Execution
Detects the execution of a Word document via the WinWord Start Menu shortcut. This behavior was observed being used by KamiKakaBot samples in order to initiate the 2nd stage of the infection.
KamiKakaBot is tracked here as a malware family or toolset with 3 Sigma detections spanning 2024. Coverage centers on windows / process_creation, windows / registry_set.
Detects the execution of a Word document via the WinWord Start Menu shortcut. This behavior was observed being used by KamiKakaBot samples in order to initiate the 2nd stage of the infection.
Detects the creation of a schedule task that runs weekly and execute the "shutdown /l /f" command. This behavior was observed being used by KamiKakaBot samples in order to achieve persistence on a system.
Detects changes to the "Winlogon" registry key where a process will set the value of the "Shell" to a value that was observed being used by KamiKakaBot samples in order to achieve persistence.