Query: alert when Detects uncommon "conhost" child processes. This could be a sign of "conhost" usage as a LOLBIN or potential process inj
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects uncommon "conhost" child processes. This could be a sign of "conhost" usage as a LOLBIN or potential process inj. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Uncommon Child Process Of Conhost.EXE id: 7dc2dedd-7603-461a-bc13-15803d132355 related: - id: dfa03a09-8b92-4d83-8e74-f72839b1c407 type: similar status: test description: Detects uncommon "conhost" child processes. This could be a sign of "conhost" usage as a LOLBIN or potential process injection activity. references: - http://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2020/05/25/how-to-con-your-host/ author: omkar72 date: 2020-10-25 modified: 2023-12-11 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1202 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: ParentImage|endswith: \conhost.exe filter_main_conhost: Image|endswith: :\Windows\System32\conhost.exe filter_main_null: Image: null filter_main_empty: Image: '' filter_optional_provider: Provider_Name: SystemTraceProvider-Process condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects an a non-browser process interacting with the Telegram API which could indicate use of a covert C2. Logsource: windows / network_connection. Rule: title: Suspicious Non-Browser Network Communication With Telegram API id: c3dbbc9f-ef1d-470a-a90a-d343448d5875 status: test description: Detects an a non-browser process interacting with the Telegram API which could indicate use of a covert C2 references: - https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/static-assets/documents/malware-analysis-reports/small-sieve/NCSC-MAR-Small-Sieve.pdf author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-05-19 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.exfiltration - attack.t1102 - attack.t1567 - attack.t1105 logsource: product: windows category: network_connection detection: selection: DestinationHostname|contains: api.telegram.org filter_main_brave: Image|endswith: \brave.exe filter_main_chrome: Image: - C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe filter_main_firefox: Image: - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe - C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe filter_main_ie: Image: - C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe filter_main_maxthon: Image|endswith: \maxthon.exe filter_main_edge_1: - Image|startswith: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\ - Image|endswith: \WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe - Image: - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe - C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe filter_main_edge_2: Image|startswith: - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\ - C:\Program Files\Microsoft\EdgeCore\ Image|endswith: - \msedge.exe - \msedgewebview2.exe filter_main_opera: Image|endswith: \opera.exe filter_main_safari: Image|endswith: \safari.exe filter_main_seamonkey: Image|endswith: \seamonkey.exe filter_main_vivaldi: Image|endswith: \vivaldi.exe filter_main_whale: Image|endswith: \whale.exe condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Legitimate applications communicating with the Telegram API e.g. web browsers not in the exclusion list, app with an RSS etc. level: medium