Lazarus System Binary Masquerading
Detects binaries used by the Lazarus group which use system names but are executed and launched from non-default location
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1title: Lazarus System Binary Masquerading
2id: 3f7f5b0b-5b16-476c-a85f-ab477f6dd24b
3status: test
4description: Detects binaries used by the Lazarus group which use system names but are executed and launched from non-default location
5references:
6 - https://media.kasperskycontenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2018/03/07180244/Lazarus_Under_The_Hood_PDF_final.pdf
7author: Trent Liffick (@tliffick), Bartlomiej Czyz (@bczyz1)
8date: 2020-06-03
9modified: 2023-03-10
10tags:
11 - attack.defense-evasion
12 - attack.t1036.005
13 - detection.emerging-threats
14logsource:
15 category: process_creation
16 product: windows
17detection:
18 selection:
19 Image|endswith:
20 - '\msdtc.exe'
21 - '\gpsvc.exe'
22 filter:
23 Image|startswith:
24 - 'C:\Windows\System32\'
25 - 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\'
26 condition: selection and not filter
27falsepositives:
28 - Unlikely
29level: high
References
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