ISO or Image Mount Indicator in Recent Files
testmediumLog-Quelle: windows · file_eventAutor Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Datum 2022-02-11
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Beschreibung
Was dies ist, in Kürze.
Detects the creation of recent element file that points to an .ISO, .IMG, .VHD or .VHDX file as often used in phishing attacks. This can be a false positive on server systems but on workstations users should rarely mount .iso or .img files.
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Tags
attack.initial-accessattack.t1566.001
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Regelquelle (YAML)
title: ISO or Image Mount Indicator in Recent Files
id: 4358e5a5-7542-4dcb-b9f3-87667371839b
status: test
description: |
Detects the creation of recent element file that points to an .ISO, .IMG, .VHD or .VHDX file as often used in phishing attacks.
This can be a false positive on server systems but on workstations users should rarely mount .iso or .img files.
references:
- https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/27/new-sophisticated-email-based-attack-from-nobelium/
- https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/malicious-spam-campaign-uses-iso-image-files-to-deliver-lokibot-and-nanocore
- https://blog.emsisoft.com/en/32373/beware-new-wave-of-malware-spreads-via-iso-file-email-attachments/
- https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/blog/the-dangers-of-vhd-and-vhdx-files/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-02-11
tags:
- attack.initial-access
- attack.t1566.001
logsource:
product: windows
category: file_event
detection:
selection:
TargetFilename|endswith:
- '.iso.lnk'
- '.img.lnk'
- '.vhd.lnk'
- '.vhdx.lnk'
TargetFilename|contains: '\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Cases in which a user mounts an image file for legitimate reasons
level: medium
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erkennt Techniken (1)
ATT&CK-Techniken, die dies ermöglicht oder abbildet.
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Referenzen
Externe Belege — Patches, Meldungen, Analysen.
- https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/27/new-sophisticated-email-based-attack-from-nobelium/
- https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/malicious-spam-campaign-uses-iso-image-files-to-deliver-lokibot-and-nanocore
- https://blog.emsisoft.com/en/32373/beware-new-wave-of-malware-spreads-via-iso-file-email-attachments/
- https://insights.sei.cmu.edu/blog/the-dangers-of-vhd-and-vhdx-files/