Emerging Threatcriticalstable

Equation Group DLL_U Export Function Load

Detects a specific export function name used by one of EquationGroup tools

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Mar 04Updated Thu Mar 09d465d1d8-27a2-4cca-9621-a800f37cf72e2019
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:
        - CommandLine|contains: '-export dll_u'
        - CommandLine|endswith:
              - ',dll_u'
              - ' dll_u'
    condition: selection
False Positives
Unlikely

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

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detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
d465d1d8-27a2-4cca-9621-a800f37cf72e
Status
stable
Level
critical
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Mon Mar 04
Modified
Thu Mar 09
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2019/TA/EquationGroup/proc_creation_win_apt_equationgroup_dll_u_load.yml
Raw Tags
attack.g0020attack.defense-evasionattack.t1218.011detection.emerging-threats
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