Emerging Threatcriticaltest
Goofy Guineapig Backdoor Service Creation
Detects service creation persistence used by the Goofy Guineapig backdoor
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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
Windowssystem
ProductWindows← raw: windows
Servicesystem← raw: system
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
EventID: 7045
ServiceName: 'GoogleUpdate'
ImagePath|contains|all:
- 'rundll32'
- 'FileProtocolHandler'
- '\ProgramData\GoogleUpdate\GoogleUpdate.exe'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Other
detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
8c15dd74-9570-4f48-80b2-29996fd91ee6
Status
test
Level
critical
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Mon May 15
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2021/Malware/Goofy-Guineapig/win_system_malware_goofy_guineapig_service_persistence.yml
Raw Tags
attack.persistencedetection.emerging-threats