Query: write Sigma for Detects DNS queries to "ufile.io", which was seen abused by malware and threat actors as a method for data exfiltration
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects DNS queries to "ufile.io", which was seen abused by malware and threat actors as a method for data exfiltration. Logsource: windows / dns-client. Rule: title: DNS Query To Ufile.io - DNS Client id: 090ffaad-c01a-4879-850c-6d57da98452d related: - id: 1cbbeaaf-3c8c-4e4c-9d72-49485b6a176b type: similar status: test description: Detects DNS queries to "ufile.io", which was seen abused by malware and threat actors as a method for data exfiltration references: - https://thedfirreport.com/2021/12/13/diavol-ransomware/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-01-16 modified: 2023-09-18 tags: - attack.exfiltration - attack.t1567.002 logsource: product: windows service: dns-client definition: 'Requirements: Microsoft-Windows-DNS Client Events/Operational Event Log must be enabled/collected in order to receive the events.' detection: selection: EventID: 3008 QueryName|contains: ufile.io condition: selection falsepositives: - DNS queries for "ufile" are not malicious by nature necessarily. Investigate the source to determine the necessary actions to take level: low
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of WinAPI Functions via the commandline. As seen used by threat actors via the tool winapiexec. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential WinAPI Calls Via CommandLine id: ba3f5c1b-6272-4119-9dbd-0bc8d21c2702 related: - id: 03d83090-8cba-44a0-b02f-0b756a050306 type: derived status: test description: Detects the use of WinAPI Functions via the commandline. As seen used by threat actors via the tool winapiexec references: - https://twitter.com/m417z/status/1566674631788007425 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-09-06 modified: 2025-03-06 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1106 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: CommandLine|contains: - AddSecurityPackage - AdjustTokenPrivileges - Advapi32 - CloseHandle - CreateProcessWithToken - CreatePseudoConsole - CreateRemoteThread - CreateThread - CreateUserThread - DangerousGetHandle - DuplicateTokenEx - EnumerateSecurityPackages - FreeHGlobal - FreeLibrary - GetDelegateForFunctionPointer - GetLogonSessionData - GetModuleHandle - GetProcAddress - GetProcessHandle - GetTokenInformation - ImpersonateLoggedOnUser - kernel32 - LoadLibrary - memcpy - MiniDumpWriteDump - ntdll - OpenDesktop - OpenProcess - OpenProcessToken - OpenThreadToken - OpenWindowStation - PtrToString - QueueUserApc - ReadProcessMemory - RevertToSelf - RtlCreateUserThread - secur32 - SetThreadToken - VirtualAlloc - VirtualFree - VirtualProtect - WaitForSingleObject - WriteInt32 - WriteProcessMemory - ZeroFreeGlobalAllocUnicode filter_optional_mpcmdrun: Image|endswith: \MpCmdRun.exe CommandLine|contains: GetLoadLibraryWAddress32 filter_optional_compatTelRunner: ParentImage|endswith: \CompatTelRunner.exe CommandLine|contains: - FreeHGlobal - PtrToString - kernel32 - CloseHandle condition: selection and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Some legitimate action or applications may use these functions. Investigate further to determine the legitimacy of the activity. level: high