Emerging Threathightest

Small Sieve Malware File Indicator Creation

Detects filename indicators that contain a specific typo seen used by the Small Sieve malware.

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Created Fri May 1939466c42-c189-476a-989f-8cdb135c163a2021
Emerging Threat
Active Threat

Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.

Log Source
WindowsFile Event
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event

Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic3 selectors
detection:
    selection_typo_path:
        TargetFilename|contains|all:
            - ':\Users\'
            - '\AppData\'
        TargetFilename|contains:
            - '\Roaming\'
            - '\Local\'
    selection_typo_keyword:
        TargetFilename|contains: 'Microsift'
    selection_ioc:
        TargetFilename|endswith: '\AppData\Local\MicrosoftWindowsOutlookDataPlus.txt'
    condition: all of selection_typo_* or selection_ioc
False Positives
Unlikely

False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.

MITRE ATT&CK

Other

detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
39466c42-c189-476a-989f-8cdb135c163a
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Fri May 19
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2021/Malware/Small-Sieve/file_event_win_malware_small_sieve_evasion_typo.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.t1036.005detection.emerging-threats
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