Password Protected ZIP File Opened (Suspicious Filenames)

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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 1title: Password Protected ZIP File Opened (Suspicious Filenames)
 2id: 54f0434b-726f-48a1-b2aa-067df14516e4
 3status: test
 4description: 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.
 5references:
 6    - https://twitter.com/sbousseaden/status/1523383197513379841
 7author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2022-05-09
 9tags:
10    - attack.command-and-control
11    - attack.defense-evasion
12    - attack.t1027
13    - attack.t1105
14    - attack.t1036
15logsource:
16    product: windows
17    service: security
18detection:
19    selection:
20        EventID: 5379
21        TargetName|contains: 'Microsoft_Windows_Shell_ZipFolder:filename'
22    selection_filename:
23        TargetName|contains:
24            - 'invoice'
25            - 'new order'
26            - 'rechnung'
27            - 'factura'
28            - 'delivery'
29            - 'purchase'
30            - 'order'
31            - 'payment'
32    condition: selection and selection_filename
33falsepositives:
34    - Legitimate used of encrypted ZIP files
35level: high

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