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

title: Sofacy Trojan Loader Activity
id: ba778144-5e3d-40cf-8af9-e28fb1df1e20
author: Florian Roth, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community
status: test
date: 2018/03/01
modified: 2021/12/08
description: Detects Trojan loader activity as used by APT28
references:
    - https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/02/unit42-sofacy-attacks-multiple-government-entities/
    - https://www.reverse.it/sample/e3399d4802f9e6d6d539e3ae57e7ea9a54610a7c4155a6541df8e94d67af086e?environmentId=100
    - https://twitter.com/ClearskySec/status/960924755355369472
tags:
    - attack.g0007
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.003
    - attack.defense_evasion
    - car.2013-10-002
    - attack.t1218.011
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection1:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'rundll32.exe'
            - '%APPDATA%\'
    selection2:
        - CommandLine|contains: '.dat",'
        - CommandLine|endswith:
            - '.dll",#1'
            - '.dll #1'
            - '.dll" #1'
    condition: selection1 and selection2
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical