Query: detection rule: Detects an executable, which is not an internet browser or known application, initiating network connections to legit po
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects an executable, which is not an internet browser or known application, initiating network connections to legit po. Logsource: windows / network_connection. Rule: title: New Connection Initiated To Potential Dead Drop Resolver Domain id: 297ae038-edc2-4b2e-bb3e-7c5fc94dd5c7 related: - id: d7b09985-95a3-44be-8450-b6eadf49833e type: obsolete - id: 8b48ad89-10d8-4382-a546-50588c410f0d type: similar - id: d635249d-86b5-4dad-a8c7-d7272b788586 type: similar - id: 52182dfb-afb7-41db-b4bc-5336cb29b464 type: similar - id: ae02ed70-11aa-4a22-b397-c0d0e8f6ea99 type: similar - id: e0f8ab85-0ac9-423b-a73a-81b3c7b1aa97 type: similar - id: 7b434893-c57d-4f41-908d-6a17bf1ae98f type: similar - id: 8518ed3d-f7c9-4601-a26c-f361a4256a0c type: similar - id: 42a5f1e7-9603-4f6d-97ae-3f37d130d794 type: similar - id: 56454143-524f-49fb-b1c6-3fb8b1ad41fb type: similar - id: b6e04788-29e1-4557-bb14-77f761848ab8 type: similar - id: a0d7e4d2-bede-4141-8896-bc6e237e977c type: similar status: test description: '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. ' references: - https://web.archive.org/web/20220830134315/https://content.fireeye.com/apt-41/rpt-apt41/ - https://securelist.com/the-tetrade-brazilian-banking-malware/97779/ - https://blog.bushidotoken.net/2021/04/dead-drop-resolvers-espionage-inspired.html - https://github.com/kleiton0x00/RedditC2 - https://twitter.com/kleiton0x7e/status/1600567316810551296 - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kleiton-kurti_github-kleiton0x00redditc2-abusing-reddit-activity-7009939662462984192-5DbI/?originalSubdomain=al author: Sorina Ionescu, X__Junior (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-17 modified: 2026-03-29 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1102 - attack.t1102.001 logsource: category: network_connection product: windows detection: selection: Initiated: 'true' DestinationHostname|endswith: - .t.me - 0x0.st - 4shared.com - abuse.ch - anonfiles.com - bashupload.com - cdn.discordapp.com - chunk.io - cloudflare.com - ddns.net - discord.com - docs.google.com - drive.google.com - dropbox.com - dropmefiles.com - facebook.com - feeds.rapidfeeds.com - fotolog.com - ghostbin.co/ - githubusercontent.com - gofile.io - hastebin.com - imgur.com - livejournal.com - mediafire.com - mega.co.nz - mega.nz - onedrive.com - pages.dev - paste.ee - pastebin.com - pastebin.pl - pastetext.net - pixeldrain.com - privatlab.com - privatlab.net - reddi
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious usage of the cmd.exe 'for /f' loop combined with the 'tokens=' parameter and a recursive directory li. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Usage of For Loop with Recursive Directory Search in CMD id: 2782fbd8-b662-4eb5-9962-5bfbfb671e7b status: experimental description: 'Detects suspicious usage of the cmd.exe ''for /f'' loop combined with the ''tokens='' parameter and a recursive directory listing. This pattern may indicate an attempt to discover and execute system binaries dynamically, for example powershell, a technique sometimes used by attackers to evade detection. This behavior has been observed in various malicious lnk files. ' references: - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/29837d0d3202758063185828c8f8d9e0b7b42b365c8941cc926d2d7c7bae2fb3 author: Joseliyo Sanchez, @Joseliyo_Jstnk date: 2025-11-12 tags: - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1059.003 - attack.t1027.010 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_tokens: CommandLine|contains|all: - for /f - tokens= - in ( - dir selection_tokens_parent: ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - for /f - tokens= - in ( - dir condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium