Emerging Threathightest
Potential APT Mustang Panda Activity Against Australian Gov
Detects specific command line execution used by Mustang Panda in a targeted attack against the Australian government as reported by Lab52
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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
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|all:
- 'copy SolidPDFCreator.dll'
- 'C:\Users\Public\Libraries\PhotoTvRHD\SolidPDFCreator.dll'
selection_2:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'reg '
- '\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'SolidPDF'
- 'C:\Users\Public\Libraries\PhotoTvRHD\'
condition: 1 of selection_*False Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
7806bb49-f653-48d3-a915-5115c1a85234
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Mon May 15
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Mustang-Panda-Australia-Campaign/proc_creation_win_apt_mustang_panda_indicators.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.g0129detection.emerging-threats