Potential Raspberry Robin CPL Execution Activity

Detects the execution of a ".CPL" file located in the user temp directory via the Shell32 DLL "Control_RunDLL" export function. This behavior was observed in multiple Raspberry-Robin variants.

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 1title: Potential Raspberry Robin CPL Execution Activity
 2id: 92020b88-9caf-464f-bad8-cd0fb0aa2a81
 3status: experimental
 4description: |
 5    Detects the execution of a ".CPL" file located in the user temp directory via the Shell32 DLL "Control_RunDLL" export function.
 6    This behavior was observed in multiple Raspberry-Robin variants.    
 7references:
 8    - https://tria.ge/240226-fhbe7sdc39/behavioral1
 9    - https://bazaar.abuse.ch/browse/signature/RaspberryRobin/
10author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel
11date: 2024/03/07
12tags:
13    - detection.emerging_threats
14    - attack.defense_evasion
15    - attack.execution
16    - attack.t1218.011
17logsource:
18    category: process_creation
19    product: windows
20detection:
21    # Example: "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL "C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Temp\xxxx.CPL"
22    selection_parent_img:
23        ParentImage|endswith:
24            - '\rundll32.exe'
25            - '\control.exe'
26    selection_img:
27        - Image|endswith: '\rundll32.exe'
28        - OriginalFileName: 'RUNDLL32.EXE'
29    selection_cli:
30        CommandLine|contains|all:
31            - 'shell32.dll'
32            - 'Control_RunDLL'
33            - '.CPL'
34    selection_path:
35        CommandLine|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
36    condition: all of selection_*
37falsepositives:
38    - Unknown
39level: high

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