Detectioncriticalstable

HackTool - Rubeus Execution

Detects the execution of the hacktool Rubeus via PE information of command line parameters

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Dec 19Updated Thu Apr 207ec2c172-dceb-4c10-92c9-87c1881b7e18windows
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:
        - Image|endswith: '\Rubeus.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'Rubeus.exe'
        - Description: 'Rubeus'
        - CommandLine|contains:
              - 'asreproast '
              - 'dump /service:krbtgt '
              - 'dump /luid:0x'
              - 'kerberoast '
              - 'createnetonly /program:'
              - 'ptt /ticket:'
              - '/impersonateuser:'
              - 'renew /ticket:'
              - 'asktgt /user:'
              - 'harvest /interval:'
              - 's4u /user:'
              - 's4u /ticket:'
              - 'hash /password:'
              - 'golden /aes256:'
              - 'silver /user:'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unlikely

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

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
7ec2c172-dceb-4c10-92c9-87c1881b7e18
Status
stable
Level
critical
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Dec 19
Modified
Thu Apr 20
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_rubeus.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.credential-accessattack.t1003attack.t1558.003attack.lateral-movementattack.t1550.003
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