Emerging Threatcriticalstable

Winnti Pipemon Characteristics

Detects specific process characteristics of Winnti Pipemon malware reported by ESET

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), oscd.communityCreated Thu Jul 30Updated Sat Nov 2773d70463-75c9-4258-92c6-17500fe972f22020
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_1:
        CommandLine|contains: 'setup0.exe -p'
    selection_2:
        CommandLine|contains: 'setup.exe'
        CommandLine|endswith:
            - '-x:0'
            - '-x:1'
            - '-x:2'
    condition: 1 of selection_*
False Positives

Legitimate setups that use similar flags

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
73d70463-75c9-4258-92c6-17500fe972f2
Status
stable
Level
critical
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Thu Jul 30
Modified
Sat Nov 27
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2020/TA/Winnti/proc_creation_win_apt_winnti_pipemon.yml
Raw Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.t1574.001attack.g0044detection.emerging-threats
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