Emerging Threathightest
Potential APT10 Cloud Hopper Activity
Detects potential process and execution activity related to APT10 Cloud Hopper operation
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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Fri Apr 07Updated Wed Mar 08966e4016-627f-44f7-8341-f394905c361f2017
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_cscript:
Image|endswith: '\cscript.exe'
CommandLine|contains: '.vbs /shell '
selection_csvde:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'csvde -f C:\windows\web\'
- '.log'
condition: 1 of selection_*False Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Sub-techniques
Groups
Other
detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
966e4016-627f-44f7-8341-f394905c361f
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Fri Apr 07
Modified
Wed Mar 08
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2017/TA/APT10/proc_creation_win_apt_apt10_cloud_hopper.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.g0045attack.t1059.005detection.emerging-threats