Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Potential Conti Ransomware Activity

Detects a specific command used by the Conti ransomware group

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François HubautCreated Tue Oct 12Updated Mon Feb 13689308fc-cfba-4f72-9897-796c1dc614872021
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 Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '-m '
            - '-net '
            - '-size ' # Size 10 in references
            - '-nomutex '
            - '-p \\\\'
            - '$'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unlikely

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

MITRE ATT&CK

Other

detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
689308fc-cfba-4f72-9897-796c1dc61487
Status
test
Level
critical
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Tue Oct 12
Modified
Mon Feb 13
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2021/Malware/Conti/proc_creation_win_malware_conti_ransomware_commands.yml
Raw Tags
attack.impactattack.s0575attack.t1486detection.emerging-threats
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