blue-team-tools/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_driverquery_recon.yml

title: Potential Recon Activity Using DriverQuery.EXE
id: 9fc3072c-dc8f-4bf7-b231-18950000fadd
related:
    - id: a20def93-0709-4eae-9bd2-31206e21e6b2
      type: similar
status: experimental
description: Detect usage of the "driverquery" utility to perform reconnaissance on installed drivers
references:
    - https://thedfirreport.com/2023/01/09/unwrapping-ursnifs-gifts/
    - https://www.vmray.com/cyber-security-blog/analyzing-ursnif-behavior-malware-sandbox/
    - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/01/saigon-mysterious-ursnif-fork.html
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023/01/19
tags:
    - attack.discovery
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: 'driverquery.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'drvqry.exe'
    selection_parent:
        - ParentImage|endswith:
            - '\cmd.exe'
            - '\powershell.exe'
            - '\pwsh.exe'
            - '\wscript.exe'
            - '\cscript.exe'
            - '\mshta.exe'
        - ParentImage|contains:
            - '\AppData\Local\'
            - '\Users\Public\'
            - '\Windows\Temp\'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high