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HackTool - Covenant PowerShell Launcher

Detects suspicious command lines used in Covenant luanchers

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.communityCreated Thu Jun 04Updated Tue Feb 21c260b6db-48ba-4b4a-a76f-2f67644e99d2windows
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_1:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '-Sta'
            - '-Nop'
            - '-Window'
            - 'Hidden'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '-Command'
            - '-EncodedCommand'
    selection_2:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'sv o (New-Object IO.MemorySteam);sv d '
            - 'mshta file.hta'
            - 'GruntHTTP'
            - '-EncodedCommand cwB2ACAAbwAgA'
    condition: 1 of selection_*
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
c260b6db-48ba-4b4a-a76f-2f67644e99d2
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Thu Jun 04
Modified
Tue Feb 21
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_covenant.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.defense-evasionattack.t1059.001attack.t1564.003
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