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Suspicious Encoded And Obfuscated Reflection Assembly Load Function Call
Detects suspicious base64 encoded and obfuscated "LOAD" keyword used in .NET "reflection.assembly"
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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:
CommandLine|contains:
# ::("L"+"oad")
- 'OgA6ACgAIgBMACIAKwAiAG8AYQBkACIAKQ'
- 'oAOgAoACIATAAiACsAIgBvAGEAZAAiACkA'
- '6ADoAKAAiAEwAIgArACIAbwBhAGQAIgApA'
# ::("Lo"+"ad")
- 'OgA6ACgAIgBMAG8AIgArACIAYQBkACIAKQ'
- 'oAOgAoACIATABvACIAKwAiAGEAZAAiACkA'
- '6ADoAKAAiAEwAbwAiACsAIgBhAGQAIgApA'
# ::("Loa"+"d")
- 'OgA6ACgAIgBMAG8AYQAiACsAIgBkACIAKQ'
- 'oAOgAoACIATABvAGEAIgArACIAZAAiACkA'
- '6ADoAKAAiAEwAbwBhACIAKwAiAGQAIgApA'
# ::('L'+'oad')
- 'OgA6ACgAJwBMACcAKwAnAG8AYQBkACcAKQ'
- 'oAOgAoACcATAAnACsAJwBvAGEAZAAnACkA'
- '6ADoAKAAnAEwAJwArACcAbwBhAGQAJwApA'
# ::('Lo'+'ad')
- 'OgA6ACgAJwBMAG8AJwArACcAYQBkACcAKQ'
- 'oAOgAoACcATABvACcAKwAnAGEAZAAnACkA'
- '6ADoAKAAnAEwAbwAnACsAJwBhAGQAJwApA'
# ::('Loa'+'d')
- 'OgA6ACgAJwBMAG8AYQAnACsAJwBkACcAKQ'
- 'oAOgAoACcATABvAGEAJwArACcAZAAnACkA'
- '6ADoAKAAnAEwAbwBhACcAKwAnAGQAJwApA'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
9c0295ce-d60d-40bd-bd74-84673b7592b1
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Tue Mar 01
Modified
Thu Apr 06
Author
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_powershell_base64_reflection_assembly_load_obfusc.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.defense-evasionattack.t1059.001attack.t1027