Emerging Threathightest

Pingback Backdoor Activity

Detects the use of Pingback backdoor that creates ICMP tunnel for C2 as described in the trustwave report

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Bhabesh RajCreated Wed May 05Updated Fri Feb 17b2400ffb-7680-47c0-b08a-098a7de7e7a92021
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 Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\updata.exe'
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'config'
            - 'msdtc'
            - 'start'
            - 'auto'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unlikely

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

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
b2400ffb-7680-47c0-b08a-098a7de7e7a9
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Wed May 05
Modified
Fri Feb 17
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2021/Malware/Pingback/proc_creation_win_malware_pingback_backdoor.yml
Raw Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.defense-evasionattack.persistenceattack.t1574.001detection.emerging-threats
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