Query: alert when Detects execution of "odbcconf" with the "-f" flag in order to load a response file which might contain a malicious acti
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of "odbcconf" with the "-f" flag in order to load a response file which might contain a malicious acti. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Response File Execution Via Odbcconf.EXE id: 5f03babb-12db-4eec-8c82-7b4cb5580868 related: - id: 2d32dd6f-3196-4093-b9eb-1ad8ab088ca5 type: similar - id: 65d2be45-8600-4042-b4c0-577a1ff8a60e type: obsolete status: test description: Detects execution of "odbcconf" with the "-f" flag in order to load a response file which might contain a malicious action. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/odbc/odbcconf-exe?view=sql-server-ver16 - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Odbcconf/ - https://www.cybereason.com/blog/threat-analysis-report-bumblebee-loader-the-high-road-to-enterprise-domain-control - https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2020/08/23/odbcconf-lolbin-trifecta/ author: Kirill Kiryanov, Beyu Denis, Daniil Yugoslavskiy, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-05-22 modified: 2024-03-05 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218.008 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \odbcconf.exe - OriginalFileName: odbcconf.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains|windash: ' -f ' selection_rsp_ext: CommandLine|contains: .rsp condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - The rule is looking for any usage of response file, which might generate false positive when this function is used legitimately. Investigate the contents of the ".rsp" file to determine if it is malicious and apply additional filters if necessary. level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects a suspicious copy operation that tries to copy a known LOLBIN from system (System32, SysWOW64, WinSxS) directori. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: LOL-Binary Copied From System Directory id: f5d19838-41b5-476c-98d8-ba8af4929ee2 related: - id: fff9d2b7-e11c-4a69-93d3-40ef66189767 type: derived status: test description: 'Detects a suspicious copy operation that tries to copy a known LOLBIN from system (System32, SysWOW64, WinSxS) directories to another on disk in order to bypass detections based on locations. ' references: - https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/8da5b75b6380a41eee3a399c43dfe0d99eeefaa1fd21027a07b1ecaa4cd96fdd?environmentId=120 - https://web.archive.org/web/20180331144337/https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/03/sanny-malware-delivery-method-updated-in-recently-observed-attacks.html - https://thedfirreport.com/2023/08/28/html-smuggling-leads-to-domain-wide-ransomware/ - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/14e722855605ba78dc1d21153f0e1be90e7528149f2cd2d7d6eba8ef27534bdc/behavior author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-08-29 modified: 2025-11-27 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1036.003 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_tools_cmd: Image|endswith: \cmd.exe CommandLine|contains: 'copy ' selection_tools_pwsh: Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe CommandLine|contains: - copy-item - ' copy ' - 'cpi ' - ' cp ' selection_tools_other: - Image|endswith: - \robocopy.exe - \xcopy.exe - OriginalFileName: - robocopy.exe - XCOPY.EXE selection_target_path: CommandLine|contains: - \System32 - \SysWOW64 - \WinSxS selection_target_lolbin: CommandLine|contains: - \bitsadmin.exe - \calc.exe - \certutil.exe - \cmdl32.exe - \cscript.exe - \mshta.exe - \rundll32.exe - \wscript.exe - \ie4uinit.exe condition: 1 of selection_tools_* and all of selection_target_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high