Password Protected ZIP File Opened (Suspicious Filenames)

testhigh
log source: windows · securityauthor Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)date 2022-05-09
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description

What this is, in brief.

Detects the extraction of password protected ZIP archives with suspicious file names. See the filename variable for more details on which file has been opened.

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tags

attack.command-and-controlattack.stealthattack.t1027attack.t1105attack.t1036
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rule source (YAML)

title: Password Protected ZIP File Opened (Suspicious Filenames)
id: 54f0434b-726f-48a1-b2aa-067df14516e4
status: test
description: Detects the extraction of password protected ZIP archives with suspicious file names. See the filename variable for more details on which file has been opened.
references:
    - https://twitter.com/sbousseaden/status/1523383197513379841
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-05-09
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1027
    - attack.t1105
    - attack.t1036
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 5379
        TargetName|contains: 'Microsoft_Windows_Shell_ZipFolder:filename'
    selection_filename:
        TargetName|contains:
            - 'invoice'
            - 'new order'
            - 'rechnung'
            - 'factura'
            - 'delivery'
            - 'purchase'
            - 'order'
            - 'payment'
    condition: selection and selection_filename
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate used of encrypted ZIP files
level: high
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detects techniques (3)

ATT&CK techniques this enables or maps to.

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references

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.