Emerging Threathightest
Qakbot Uninstaller Execution
Detects the execution of the Qakbot uninstaller file mentioned in the USAO-CDCA document on the disruption of the Qakbot malware and botnet
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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Thu Aug 31Updated Fri Sep 01bc309b7a-3c29-4937-a4a3-e232473f91682023
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:
- Image|endswith: '\QbotUninstall.exe'
- Hashes|contains:
- 'IMPHASH=E772C815072311D6FB8C3390743E6BE5'
- 'SHA256=423A9D13D410E2DC38EABB9FDF3121D2072472D0426260283A638B822DCD5180'
- 'SHA256=559CAE635F0D870652B9482EF436B31D4BB1A5A0F51750836F328D749291D0B6'
- 'SHA256=855EB5481F77DDE5AD8FA6E9D953D4AEBC280DDDF9461144B16ED62817CC5071'
- 'SHA256=FAB408536AA37C4ABC8BE97AB9C1F86CB33B63923D423FDC2859EB9D63FA8EA0'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Other
detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
bc309b7a-3c29-4937-a4a3-e232473f9168
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Thu Aug 31
Modified
Fri Sep 01
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/Qakbot/proc_creation_win_malware_qakbot_uninstaller_cleanup.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executiondetection.emerging-threats