Forest Blizzard APT - Custom Protocol Handler Creation
Detects the setting of a custom protocol handler with the name "rogue". Seen being created by Forest Blizzard APT as reported by MSFT.
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1title: Forest Blizzard APT - Custom Protocol Handler Creation
2id: 5cdeb555-65de-4767-99fe-e26807465148
3status: test
4description: |
5 Detects the setting of a custom protocol handler with the name "rogue".
6 Seen being created by Forest Blizzard APT as reported by MSFT.
7references:
8 - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/04/22/analyzing-forest-blizzards-custom-post-compromise-tool-for-exploiting-cve-2022-38028-to-obtain-credentials/
9author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
10date: 2024-04-23
11tags:
12 - attack.privilege-escalation
13 - attack.persistence
14 - attack.t1547.001
15 - detection.emerging-threats
16logsource:
17 category: registry_set
18 product: windows
19detection:
20 selection:
21 TargetObject|contains: '\PROTOCOLS\\Handler\rogue\CLSID'
22 Details: '{026CC6D7-34B2-33D5-B551-CA31EB6CE345}'
23 condition: selection
24falsepositives:
25 - Unlikely
26level: high
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