Emerging Threathightest
Potential ACTINIUM Persistence Activity
Detects specific process parameters as used by ACTINIUM scheduled task persistence creation.
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Launch
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|all:
- 'schtasks'
- 'create'
- 'wscript'
- ' /e:vbscript'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Techniques
Sub-techniques
Other
detection.emerging-threats
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
e1118a8f-82f5-44b3-bb6b-8a284e5df602
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Mon Feb 07
Modified
Sat Mar 18
Author
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2022/TA/ACTINIUM/proc_creation_win_apt_actinium_persistence.yml
Raw Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.executionattack.persistenceattack.t1053attack.t1053.005detection.emerging-threats