Emerging Threatcriticaltest

WannaCry Ransomware Activity

Detects WannaCry ransomware activity

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tom U. (collection), oscd.community, Jonhnathan RibeiroCreated Wed Jan 16Updated Sat Oct 1841d40bff-377a-43e2-8e1b-2e543069e0792017
Emerging Threat
Active Threat

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

Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith:
              - '\tasksche.exe'
              - '\mssecsvc.exe'
              - '\taskdl.exe'
              - '\taskhsvc.exe'
              - '\taskse.exe'
              - '\111.exe'
              - '\lhdfrgui.exe'
              # - '\diskpart.exe'  # cannot be used in a rule of level critical
              - '\linuxnew.exe'
              - '\wannacry.exe'
        - Image|contains: 'WanaDecryptor'
    selection_cmd:
        CommandLine|contains: '@Please_Read_Me@.txt'
    condition: 1 of selection_*
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
41d40bff-377a-43e2-8e1b-2e543069e079
Status
test
Level
critical
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Wed Jan 16
Modified
Sat Oct 18
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2017/Malware/WannaCry/proc_creation_win_malware_wannacry.yml
Raw Tags
attack.lateral-movementattack.t1210attack.discoveryattack.t1083attack.defense-evasionattack.t1222.001attack.impactattack.t1486attack.t1490detection.emerging-threats
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