Emerging Threatcriticaltest

APT27 - Emissary Panda Activity

Detects the execution of DLL side-loading malware used by threat group Emissary Panda aka APT27

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Sep 03Updated Thu Mar 099aa01d62-7667-4d3b-acb8-8cb5103e20142018
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_sllauncher:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\sllauncher.exe'
        Image|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
    selection_svchost:
        ParentImage|contains: '\AppData\Roaming\'
        Image|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
        CommandLine|contains: '-k'
    condition: 1 of selection_*
False Positives
Unlikely

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

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
9aa01d62-7667-4d3b-acb8-8cb5103e2014
Status
test
Level
critical
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Mon Sep 03
Modified
Thu Mar 09
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2018/TA/APT27/proc_creation_win_apt_apt27_emissary_panda.yml
Raw Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.t1574.001attack.g0027detection.emerging-threats
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