COLDSTEEL RAT Cleanup Command Execution

 1title: COLDSTEEL RAT Cleanup Command Execution
 2id: 88516f06-ebe0-47ad-858e-ae9fd060ddea
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the creation of a "rundll32" process from the ColdSteel persistence service to initiate the cleanup command by calling one of its own exports. This functionality is not present in "MileStone2017" and some "MileStone2016" samples
 5references:
 6    - https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/static-assets/documents/malware-analysis-reports/cold-steel/NCSC-MAR-Cold-Steel.pdf
 7author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2023-04-30
 9tags:
10    - attack.persistence
11    - attack.defense-evasion
12    - detection.emerging-threats
13logsource:
14    category: process_creation
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection:
18        ParentImage|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
19        ParentCommandLine|contains:
20            - ' -k msupdate'
21            - ' -k msupdate2'
22            - ' -k alg'
23        Image|endswith: '\rundll32.exe'
24        CommandLine|contains:
25            - 'UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevicesW'
26            - 'ServiceMain'
27            - 'DiUninstallDevice'
28    condition: selection
29falsepositives:
30    - Unlikely
31level: critical