Query: Sigma rule for Detects usage of the windows RPC library Encrypting File System Remote Protocol (MS-EFSRPC). Variations of this RPC are
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects usage of the windows RPC library Encrypting File System Remote Protocol (MS-EFSRPC). Variations of this RPC are. Logsource: zeek / dce_rpc. Rule: title: Potential PetitPotam Attack Via EFS RPC Calls id: 4096842a-8f9f-4d36-92b4-d0b2a62f9b2a status: test description: "Detects usage of the windows RPC library Encrypting File System Remote Protocol (MS-EFSRPC). Variations of this\ \ RPC are used within the attack refereed to as PetitPotam.\nThe usage of this RPC function should be rare if ever used\ \ at all.\nThus usage of this function is uncommon enough that any usage of this RPC function should warrant further investigation\ \ to determine if it is legitimate.\n View surrounding logs (within a few minutes before and after) from the Source IP to.\ \ Logs from from the Source IP would include dce_rpc, smb_mapping, smb_files, rdp, ntlm, kerberos, etc..'\n" references: - https://github.com/topotam/PetitPotam/blob/d83ac8f2dd34654628c17490f99106eb128e7d1e/PetitPotam/PetitPotam.cpp - https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/ADV210003 - https://vx-underground.org/archive/Symantec/windows-vista-network-attack-07-en.pdf - https://threatpost.com/microsoft-petitpotam-poc/168163/ author: '@neu5ron, @Antonlovesdnb, Mike Remen' date: 2021-08-17 modified: 2022-11-28 tags: - attack.collection - attack.credential-access - attack.t1557.001 - attack.t1187 logsource: product: zeek service: dce_rpc detection: selection: operation|startswith: efs condition: selection falsepositives: - Uncommon but legitimate windows administrator or software tasks that make use of the Encrypting File System RPC Calls. Verify if this is common activity (see description). level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects LOLBINs and applications that should not legitimately drop executable or executable-equivalent files to disk. Th. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Legitimate Application Dropped Executable id: f0540f7e-2db3-4432-b9e0-3965486744bc status: test description: 'Detects LOLBINs and applications that should not legitimately drop executable or executable-equivalent files to disk. This may indicate malware staging, process injection, or abuse of a trusted binary for payload delivery. ' references: - https://github.com/Neo23x0/sysmon-config/blob/3f808d9c022c507aae21a9346afba4a59dd533b9/sysmonconfig-export-block.xml#L1326 - https://dmpdump.github.io/posts/TelegramRat/ - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a0d5b30578acd1df9139e7a8a4bfc659dc2cf48f4dc0c5804b70890adeb9fa21/behavior author: frack113, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-21 modified: 2026-05-11 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection: Image|endswith: - \eqnedt32.exe - \wordpad.exe - \wordview.exe - \certutil.exe - \certoc.exe - \CertReq.exe - \Desktopimgdownldr.exe - \esentutl.exe - \mshta.exe - \AcroRd32.exe - \RdrCEF.exe - \hh.exe - \finger.exe TargetFilename|endswith: - .com - .dll - .exe - .jar - .ocx - .pyc condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_legitimate_app_dropping_exe/info.yml