Emerging Threathightest
COLDSTEEL Persistence Service Creation
Detects the creation of new services potentially related to COLDSTEEL RAT
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Launch
Emerging Threat
Active Threat
Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.
Log Source
Windowssystem
ProductWindows← raw: windows
Servicesystem← raw: system
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
EventID: 7045
ServiceName:
- 'Name'
- 'msupdate'
- 'msupdate2'
ImagePath|contains: '\Windows\System32\svchost.exe'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Other
detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
3ced239c-7285-4b54-99c4-8525b69293f7
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Tue May 02
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/COLDSTEEL/win_system_malware_coldsteel_persistence_service.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.persistencedetection.emerging-threats