Detectionhightest
PUA- IOX Tunneling Tool Execution
Detects the use of IOX - a tool for port forwarding and intranet proxy purposes
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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Sat Oct 08Updated Sat Nov 23d7654f02-e04b-4934-9838-65c46f187ebcwindows
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 Logic3 selectors
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\iox.exe'
selection_commandline:
CommandLine|contains:
- '.exe fwd -l '
- '.exe fwd -r '
- '.exe proxy -l '
- '.exe proxy -r '
selection_hashes:
# v0.4
Hashes|contains:
- "MD5=9DB2D314DD3F704A02051EF5EA210993"
- "SHA1=039130337E28A6623ECF9A0A3DA7D92C5964D8DD"
- "SHA256=C6CF82919B809967D9D90EA73772A8AA1C1EB3BC59252D977500F64F1A0D6731"
condition: 1 of selection*False Positives
Legitimate use
References
MITRE ATT&CK
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
d7654f02-e04b-4934-9838-65c46f187ebc
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Sat Oct 08
Modified
Sat Nov 23
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_iox.yml
Raw Tags
attack.command-and-controlattack.t1090