Curl.EXE Execution With Custom UserAgent

testmedium
log source: windows · process_creationauthor frack113date 2022-01-23
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description

What this is, in brief.

Detects execution of curl.exe with custom useragent options

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tags

attack.command-and-controlattack.t1071.001detection.threat-hunting
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rule source (YAML)

title: Curl.EXE Execution With Custom UserAgent
id: 3286d37a-00fd-41c2-a624-a672dcd34e60
status: test
description: Detects execution of curl.exe with custom useragent options
references:
    - https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1071.001/T1071.001.md#atomic-test-2---malicious-user-agents---cmd
author: frack113
date: 2022-01-23
modified: 2023-02-21
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1071.001
    - detection.threat-hunting
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_curl:
        - Image|endswith: '\curl.exe'
        - Product: 'The curl executable'
    selection_opt:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' -A '
            - ' --user-agent '
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Scripts created by developers and admins
    - Administrative activity
level: medium
regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules-threat-hunting/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_curl_useragent/info.yml
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detects techniques (1)

ATT&CK techniques this enables or maps to.

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references

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.