Query: alert when Detects the execution of the tool PowerTool which has the ability to kill a process, delete its process file, unload dri
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of the tool PowerTool which has the ability to kill a process, delete its process file, unload dri. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: HackTool - PowerTool Execution id: a34f79a3-8e5f-4cc3-b765-de00695452c2 status: test description: Detects the execution of the tool PowerTool which has the ability to kill a process, delete its process file, unload drivers, and delete the driver files references: - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/11/28/emotet-strikes-again-lnk-file-leads-to-domain-wide-ransomware/ - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/i/play-ransomware-s-attack-playbook-unmasks-it-as-another-hive-aff.html - https://twitter.com/gbti_sa/status/1249653895900602375?lang=en - https://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/ithurricane-PowerTool.shtml author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-11-29 modified: 2023-02-04 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: product: windows category: process_creation detection: selection: - Image|endswith: - \PowerTool.exe - \PowerTool64.exe - OriginalFileName: PowerTool.exe condition: selection falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects legitimate applications writing any type of file to uncommon or suspicious locations that are not typical for ap. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Legitimate Application Writing Files In Uncommon Location id: 1cf465a1-2609-4c15-9b66-c32dbe4bfd67 related: - id: 2ddef153-167b-4e89-86b6-757a9e65dcac type: similar status: experimental description: 'Detects legitimate applications writing any type of file to uncommon or suspicious locations that are not typical for application data storage or execution. Adversaries may leverage legitimate applications (Living off the Land Binaries - LOLBins) to drop or download malicious files to uncommon locations on the system to evade detection by security solutions. ' references: - https://lolbas-project.github.io/#/download author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems) date: 2025-12-10 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1105 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection_img: Image|endswith: - \eqnedt32.exe - \wordpad.exe - \wordview.exe - \cmdl32.exe - \certutil.exe - \certoc.exe - \CertReq.exe - \bitsadmin.exe - \Desktopimgdownldr.exe - \esentutl.exe - \expand.exe - \extrac32.exe - \replace.exe - \mshta.exe - \ftp.exe - \Ldifde.exe - \RdrCEF.exe - \hh.exe - \finger.exe - \findstr.exe selection_locations: TargetFilename|contains: - :\Perflogs - :\ProgramData\ - :\Temp\ - :\Users\Public\ - :\Windows\ - \$Recycle.Bin\ - \AppData\Local\ - \AppData\Roaming\ - \Contacts\ - \Desktop\ - \Favorites\ - \Favourites\ - \inetpub\wwwroot\ - \Music\ - \Pictures\ - \Start Menu\Programs\Startup\ - \Users\Default\ - \Videos\ condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_legitimate_app_dropping_in_uncommon_location/info.yml