Rule Library

Sigma Rules

1,414 rules found for "Nextron Systems"

3,731Total
3,132Detection
457Emerging
139Hunting
Detectionmediumtest

Potential ShellDispatch.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "ShellDispatch.dll"

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Tue Jun 20windows
Detectionhightest

DLL Sideloading Of ShellChromeAPI.DLL

Detects processes loading the non-existent DLL "ShellChromeAPI". One known example is the "DeviceEnroller" binary in combination with the "PhoneDeepLink" flag tries to load this DLL. Adversaries can drop their own renamed DLL and execute it via DeviceEnroller.exe using this parameter

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Dec 01windows
Detectionhightest

Potential SmadHook.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "SmadHook.dll", a DLL used by SmadAV antivirus

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Thu Jun 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential SolidPDFCreator.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "SolidPDFCreator.dll"

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Sun May 07windows
Detectionmediumtest

Third Party Software DLL Sideloading

Detects DLL sideloading of DLLs that are part of third party software (zoom, discord....etc)

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Wed Aug 17windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Potential Vcruntime140 DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of vcruntime140.dll, a common C++ runtime library. Threat actors have been observed using DLL sideloading techniques to load malicious payloads under the guise of legitimate applications such as SqlWriter, SqlDumper etc. Notably, APT29 has been documented leveraging WinELOADER to sideload vcruntime140.dll for executing malicious code.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Mon Jan 12windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Vivaldi_elf.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "vivaldi_elf.dll"

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Thu Aug 03windows
Detectionmediumtest

VMGuestLib DLL Sideload

Detects DLL sideloading of VMGuestLib.dll by the WmiApSrv service.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Dec 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

VMMap Signed Dbghelp.DLL Potential Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of a signed dbghelp.dll by the Sysinternals VMMap.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Sep 05windows
Detectionhightest

VMMap Unsigned Dbghelp.DLL Potential Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of an unsigned dbghelp.dll by the Sysinternals VMMap.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Jul 28windows
Detectionhightest

Potential DLL Sideloading Via VMware Xfer

Detects loading of a DLL by the VMware Xfer utility from the non-default directory which may be an attempt to sideload arbitrary DLL

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 02windows
Detectionhightest

Potential Waveedit.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "waveedit.dll", which is part of the Nero WaveEditor audio editing software.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Wed Jun 14windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Wazuh Security Platform DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL side loading of DLLs that are part of the Wazuh security platform

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Mon Mar 13windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential WWlib.DLL Sideloading

Detects potential DLL sideloading of "wwlib.dll"

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Thu May 18windows
Detectionhighexperimental

BaaUpdate.exe Suspicious DLL Load

Detects BitLocker Access Agent Update Utility (baaupdate.exe) loading DLLs from suspicious locations that are publicly writable which could indicate an attempt to lateral movement via BitLocker DCOM & COM Hijacking. This technique abuses COM Classes configured as INTERACTIVE USER to spawn processes in the context of the logged-on user's session. Specifically, it targets the BDEUILauncher Class (CLSID ab93b6f1-be76-4185-a488-a9001b105b94) which can launch BaaUpdate.exe, which is vulnerable to COM Hijacking when started with input parameters. This allows attackers to execute code in the user's context without needing to steal credentials or use additional techniques to compromise the account.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Sat Oct 18windows
Detectionmediumtest

DLL Load By System Process From Suspicious Locations

Detects when a system process (i.e. located in system32, syswow64, etc.) loads a DLL from a suspicious location or a location with permissive permissions such as "C:\Users\Public"

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sun Jul 17windows
Detectionhighstable

Suspicious Unsigned Thor Scanner Execution

Detects loading and execution of an unsigned thor scanner binary.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sun Oct 29windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using Iscsicpl - ImageLoad

Detects the "iscsicpl.exe" UAC bypass technique that leverages a DLL Search Order hijacking technique to load a custom DLL's from temp or a any user controlled location in the users %PATH%

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sun Jul 17windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

MMC Loading Script Engines DLLs

Detects when the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) loads the DLL libraries like vbscript, jscript etc which might indicate an attempt to execute malicious scripts within a trusted system process for bypassing application whitelisting or defense evasion.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 05windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Suspicious Loading of Dbgcore/Dbghelp DLLs from Uncommon Location

Detects loading of dbgcore.dll or dbghelp.dll from uncommon locations such as user directories. These DLLs contain the MiniDumpWriteDump function, which can be abused for credential dumping purposes or in some cases for evading EDR/AV detection by suspending processes.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Thu Nov 27windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Trusted Path Bypass via Windows Directory Spoofing

Detects DLLs loading from a spoofed Windows directory path with an extra space (e.g "C:\Windows \System32") which can bypass Windows trusted path verification. This technique tricks Windows into treating the path as trusted, allowing malicious DLLs to load with high integrity privileges bypassing UAC.

WindowsImage Load (DLL)
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Tue Jun 17windows
Detectionhightest

Uncommon Network Connection Initiated By Certutil.EXE

Detects a network connection initiated by the certutil.exe utility. Attackers can abuse the utility in order to download malware or additional payloads.

WindowsNetwork Connection
François Hubaut+1Fri Sep 02windows
Detectionhightest

Outbound Network Connection Initiated By Cmstp.EXE

Detects a network connection initiated by Cmstp.EXE Its uncommon for "cmstp.exe" to initiate an outbound network connection. Investigate the source of such requests to determine if they are malicious.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 30windows
Detectionmediumtest

Network Connection Initiated To AzureWebsites.NET By Non-Browser Process

Detects an initiated network connection by a non browser process on the system to "azurewebsites.net". The latter was often used by threat actors as a malware hosting and exfiltration site.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Jun 24windows
Detectionmediumtest

Network Connection Initiated To Cloudflared Tunnels Domains

Detects network connections to Cloudflared tunnels domains initiated by a process on the system. Attackers can abuse that feature to establish a reverse shell or persistence on a machine.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Kamran Saifullah+1Mon May 27windows
Detectionhighstable

Network Communication With Crypto Mining Pool

Detects initiated network connections to crypto mining pools

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Oct 26windows
Detectionhightest

New Connection Initiated To Potential Dead Drop Resolver Domain

Detects an executable, which is not an internet browser or known application, initiating network connections to legit popular websites, which were seen to be used as dead drop resolvers in previous attacks. In this context attackers leverage known websites such as "facebook", "youtube", etc. In order to pass through undetected.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Sorina Ionescu+1Wed Aug 17windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Dropbox API Usage

Detects an executable that isn't dropbox but communicates with the Dropbox API

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Wed Apr 20windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Network Connection to IP Lookup Service APIs

Detects external IP address lookups by non-browser processes via services such as "api.ipify.org". This could be indicative of potential post compromise internet test activity.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Janantha Marasinghe+1Mon Apr 24windows
Detectionlowtest

Network Connection Initiated To Mega.nz

Detects a network connection initiated by a binary to "api.mega.co.nz". Attackers were seen abusing file sharing websites similar to "mega.nz" in order to upload/download additional payloads.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Dec 06windows
Detectionhightest

Process Initiated Network Connection To Ngrok Domain

Detects an executable initiating a network connection to "ngrok" domains. Attackers were seen using this "ngrok" in order to store their second stage payloads and malware. While communication with such domains can be legitimate, often times is a sign of either data exfiltration by malicious actors or additional download.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Jul 16windows
Detectionhightest

Communication To Ngrok Tunneling Service Initiated

Detects an executable initiating a network connection to "ngrok" tunneling domains. Attackers were seen using this "ngrok" in order to store their second stage payloads and malware. While communication with such domains can be legitimate, often times is a sign of either data exfiltration by malicious actors or additional download.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Nov 03windows
Detectionmediumtest

Network Communication Initiated To Portmap.IO Domain

Detects an executable accessing the portmap.io domain, which could be a sign of forbidden C2 traffic or data exfiltration by malicious actors

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri May 31windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Non-Browser Network Communication With Telegram API

Detects an a non-browser process interacting with the Telegram API which could indicate use of a covert C2

WindowsNetwork Connection
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri May 19windows
Detectionhightest

Network Connection Initiated By Eqnedt32.EXE

Detects network connections from the Equation Editor process "eqnedt32.exe".

WindowsNetwork Connection
Max Altgelt (Nextron Systems)Thu Apr 14windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Network Connection Initiated via Finger.EXE

Detects network connections via finger.exe, which can be abused by threat actors to retrieve remote commands for execution on Windows devices. In one ClickFix malware campaign, adversaries leveraged the finger protocol to fetch commands from a remote server. Since the finger utility is not commonly used in modern Windows environments, its presence already raises suspicion. Investigating such network connections can also help identify potential malicious infrastructure used by threat actors

WindowsNetwork Connection
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Nov 19windows
Detectionmediumtest

Office Application Initiated Network Connection To Non-Local IP

Detects an office application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) that initiate a network connection to a non-private IP addresses. This rule aims to detect traffic similar to one seen exploited in CVE-2021-42292. This rule will require an initial baseline and tuning that is specific to your organization.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Christopher Peacock+4Wed Nov 10windows
Detectionmediumtest

Office Application Initiated Network Connection Over Uncommon Ports

Detects an office suit application (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) communicating to target systems over uncommon ports.

WindowsNetwork Connection
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)+1Wed Jul 12windows
Detectionhightest

RDP to HTTP or HTTPS Target Ports

Detects svchost hosting RDP termsvcs communicating to target systems on TCP port 80 or 443

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Apr 29windows
Detectionmediumtest

Rundll32 Internet Connection

Detects a rundll32 that communicates with public IP addresses

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Nov 04windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Network Connection Binary No CommandLine

Detects suspicious network connections made by a well-known Windows binary run with no command line parameters

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sun Jul 03windows
Detectionhightest

Network Communication Initiated To File Sharing Domains From Process Located In Suspicious Folder

Detects executables located in potentially suspicious directories initiating network connections towards file sharing domains.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Thu Aug 30windows
Detectionhightest

Network Connection Initiated From Process Located In Potentially Suspicious Or Uncommon Location

Detects a network connection initiated by programs or processes running from suspicious or uncommon files system locations.

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Sun Mar 19windows
Detectionhightest

Potentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication

Detects programs that connect to known malware callback ports based on statistical analysis from two different sandbox system databases

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sun Mar 19windows
Detectionmediumtest

Communication To Uncommon Destination Ports

Detects programs that connect to uncommon destination ports

WindowsNetwork Connection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sun Mar 19windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Wordpad Outbound Connections

Detects a network connection initiated by "wordpad.exe" over uncommon destination ports. This might indicate potential process injection activity from a beacon or similar mechanisms.

WindowsNetwork Connection
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Wed Jul 12windows
Detectionhightest

Outbound Network Connection Initiated By Script Interpreter

Detects a script interpreter wscript/cscript opening a network connection to a non-local network. Adversaries may use script to download malicious payloads.

WindowsNetwork Connection
François Hubaut+1Sun Aug 28windows
Detectioncriticaltest

CobaltStrike Named Pipe

Detects the creation of a named pipe as used by CobaltStrike

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Tue May 25windows