Query: write Sigma for Detects suspicious start of rundll32.exe without any parameters as found in CobaltStrike beacon activity
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious start of rundll32.exe without any parameters as found in CobaltStrike beacon activity. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Rundll32 Execution Without CommandLine Parameters id: 1775e15e-b61b-4d14-a1a3-80981298085a status: test description: Detects suspicious start of rundll32.exe without any parameters as found in CobaltStrike beacon activity references: - https://www.cobaltstrike.com/help-opsec - https://twitter.com/ber_m1ng/status/1397948048135778309 author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2021-05-27 modified: 2023-08-31 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1202 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine|endswith: - \rundll32.exe - \rundll32.exe" - \rundll32 filter: ParentImage|contains: - \AppData\Local\ - \Microsoft\Edge\ condition: selection and not filter falsepositives: - Possible but rare level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects file access to browser credential storage paths by non-browser processes, which may indicate credential access a. Logsource: windows / file_access. Rule: title: Suspicious File Access to Browser Credential Storage id: a1dfd976-4852-41d4-9507-dc6590a3ccd0 status: experimental description: 'Detects file access to browser credential storage paths by non-browser processes, which may indicate credential access attempts. Adversaries may attempt to access browser credential storage to extract sensitive information such as usernames and passwords or cookies. This behavior is often commonly observed in credential stealing malware. ' references: - https://github.com/splunk/security_content/blob/7283ba3723551f46b69dfeb23a63b358afb2cb0e/lookups/browser_app_list.csv?plain=1 - https://fourcore.io/blogs/threat-hunting-browser-credential-stealing author: frack113, X__Junior (Nextron Systems), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems), Parth-FourCore date: 2025-05-22 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.t1555.003 - attack.discovery - attack.t1217 logsource: category: file_access product: windows detection: selection_browser_paths: FileName|contains: - \Sputnik\Sputnik - \MapleStudio\ChromePlus - \QIP Surf - \BlackHawk - \7Star\7Star - \CatalinaGroup\Citrio - \Google\Chrome - \Coowon\Coowon - \CocCoc\Browser - \uCozMedia\Uran - \Tencent\QQBrowser - \Orbitum - \Slimjet - \Iridium - \Vivaldi - \Chromium - \GhostBrowser - \CentBrowser - \Xvast - \Chedot - \SuperBird - \360Browser\Browser - \360Chrome\Chrome - \Comodo\Dragon - \BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser - \Torch - \UCBrowser\ - \Blisk - \Epic Privacy Browser - \Nichrome - \Amigo - \Kometa - \Xpom - \Microsoft\Edge - \Liebao7Default\EncryptedStorage - \AVAST Software\Browser - \Kinza - \Mozilla\SeaMonkey\ - \Comodo\IceDragon\ - \8pecxstudios\Cyberfox\ - \FlashPeak\SlimBrowser\ - \Moonchild Productions\Pale Moon\ selection_browser_subpaths: FileName|contains: - \Profiles\ - \User Data selection_cred_files: - FileName|contains: - \Login Data - \Cookies - \EncryptedStorage - \WebCache\ - FileName|endswith: - cert9.db - cookies.sqlite - formhistory.sqlite - key3.db - key4.db - Login Data.sqlite - logins.json - places.sqlite filter_main_img: Image|endswith: - \Sputnik.exe - \ChromePlus.exe - \QIP Surf.exe - \BlackHawk.exe - \7Star.exe - \Sleipnir5.exe - \Citrio.exe - \Chrome SxS.exe - \Chrome.exe - \Coowon.exe - \CocCocBrowser.exe - \Uran.exe - \QQBrowser.exe - \Orbitum.exe - \Slimjet.exe - \Iridium.exe - \Vivaldi.exe - \Chromium.exe - \GhostBrowser.exe - \CentBrowser.exe - \Xvast.exe - \Chedot.exe - \SuperBird.exe - \360Browser.exe - \360Chrome.exe - \dragon.exe - \brave.e