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Potentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication

Detects programs that connect to known malware callback ports based on statistical analysis from two different sandbox system databases

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Sun Mar 19Updated Tue Mar 124b89abaa-99fe-4232-afdd-8f9aa4d20382windows
Log Source
WindowsNetwork Connection
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryNetwork Connection← raw: network_connection

Events for outbound and inbound network connections including DNS resolution.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic3 selectors
detection:
    selection:
        Initiated: 'true'
        DestinationPort:
            - 100
            - 198
            - 200
            - 243
            - 473
            - 666
            - 700
            - 743
            - 777
            - 1443
            - 1515
            - 1777
            - 1817
            - 1904
            - 1960
            - 2443
            - 2448
            - 3360
            - 3675
            - 3939
            - 4040
            - 4433
            - 4438
            - 4443
            - 4444
            - 4455
            - 5445
            - 5552
            - 5649
            - 6625
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            - 7777
            - 8143
            - 8843
            - 9631
            - 9943
            - 10101
            - 12102
            - 12103
            - 12322
            - 13145
            - 13394
            - 13504
            - 13505
            - 13506
            - 13507
            - 14102
            - 14103
            - 14154
            - 49180
            - 65520
            - 65535
    filter_main_local_ranges:
        DestinationIp|cidr:
            - '127.0.0.0/8'
            - '10.0.0.0/8'
            - '172.16.0.0/12'
            - '192.168.0.0/16'
            - '169.254.0.0/16'
            - '::1/128'  # IPv6 loopback
            - 'fe80::/10'  # IPv6 link-local addresses
            - 'fc00::/7'  # IPv6 private addresses
    filter_optional_sys_directories:
        Image|startswith:
            - 'C:\Program Files\'
            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_*
False Positives
Unknown

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

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
4b89abaa-99fe-4232-afdd-8f9aa4d20382
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Sun Mar 19
Modified
Tue Mar 12
Path
rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_susp_malware_callback_port.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistenceattack.command-and-controlattack.t1571
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