Query: alert when Detects external IP address lookups by non-browser processes via services such as "api.ipify.org". This could be indicat
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects external IP address lookups by non-browser processes via services such as "api.ipify.org". This could be indicat. Logsource: windows / network_connection. Rule: title: Suspicious Network Connection to IP Lookup Service APIs id: edf3485d-dac4-4d50-90e4-b0e5813f7e60 related: - id: ec82e2a5-81ea-4211-a1f8-37a0286df2c2 type: derived status: test description: Detects external IP address lookups by non-browser processes via services such as "api.ipify.org". This could be indicative of potential post compromise internet test activity. references: - https://github.com/rsp/scripts/blob/c8bb272d68164a9836e4f273d8f924927f39b8c6/externalip-benchmark.md - https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa20-302a - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/11/28/emotet-strikes-again-lnk-file-leads-to-domain-wide-ransomware/ - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/e/managed-xdr-investigation-of-ducktail-in-trend-micro-vision-one.html author: Janantha Marasinghe, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-04-24 modified: 2024-03-22 tags: - attack.discovery - attack.t1016 logsource: category: network_connection product: windows detection: selection: - DestinationHostname: - www.ip.cn - l2.io - DestinationHostname|contains: - api.2ip.ua - api.bigdatacloud.net - api.ipify.org - bot.whatismyipaddress.com - canireachthe.net - checkip.amazonaws.com - checkip.dyndns.org - curlmyip.com - db-ip.com - edns.ip-api.com - eth0.me - freegeoip.app - geoipy.com - getip.pro - icanhazip.com - ident.me - ifconfig.io - ifconfig.me - ip-api.com - ip.360.cn - ip.anysrc.net - ip.taobao.com - ip.tyk.nu - ipaddressworld.com - ipapi.co - ipconfig.io - ipecho.net - ipinfo.io - ipip.net - ipof.in - ipv4.icanhazip.com - ipv4bot.whatismyipaddress.com - ipv6-test.com - ipwho.is - jsonip.com - myexternalip.com - seeip.org - wgetip.com - whatismyip.akamai.com - whois.pconline.com.cn - wtfismyip.com filter_optional_brave: Image|endswith: \brave.exe filter_optional_chrome: Image: - C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe - C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe filter_optional_firefox: Image: - C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe - C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe filter_optional_ie: Image: - C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe filter_optional_maxthon: Image|endswith: \maxthon.exe filter_optional_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\Mi
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects execution of Netcat. Adversaries may use a non-application layer protocol for communication between host and C2. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: PUA - Netcat Suspicious Execution id: e31033fc-33f0-4020-9a16-faf9b31cbf08 status: test description: Detects execution of Netcat. Adversaries may use a non-application layer protocol for communication between host and C2 server or among infected hosts within a network references: - https://nmap.org/ncat/ - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1095/T1095.md - https://www.revshells.com/ author: frack113, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2021-07-21 modified: 2023-02-08 tags: - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1095 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: Image|endswith: - \nc.exe - \ncat.exe - \netcat.exe selection_cmdline: CommandLine|contains: - ' -lvp ' - ' -lvnp' - ' -l -v -p ' - ' -lv -p ' - ' -l --proxy-type http ' - ' -vnl --exec ' - ' -vnl -e ' - ' --lua-exec ' - ' --sh-exec ' condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate ncat use level: high