Unusual File Modification by dns.exe

calendar Mar 21, 2024 · attack.initial_access attack.t1133  ·
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Detects an unexpected file being modified by dns.exe which my indicate activity related to remote code execution or other forms of exploitation as seen in CVE-2020-1350 (SigRed)

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 1title: Unusual File Modification by dns.exe
 2id: 9f383dc0-fdeb-4d56-acbc-9f9f4f8f20f3
 3related:
 4    - id: 8f0b1fb1-9bd4-4e74-8cdf-a8de4d2adfd0 # FileDelete version
 5      type: similar
 6status: test
 7description: Detects an unexpected file being modified by dns.exe which my indicate activity related to remote code execution or other forms of exploitation as seen in CVE-2020-1350 (SigRed)
 8references:
 9    - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/unusual-file-modification-by-dns-exe.html
10author: Tim Rauch (Nextron Systems), Elastic (idea)
11date: 2022/09/27
12tags:
13    - attack.initial_access
14    - attack.t1133
15logsource:
16    category: file_change
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection:
20        Image|endswith: '\dns.exe'
21    filter:
22        TargetFilename|endswith: '\dns.log'
23    condition: selection and not filter
24falsepositives:
25    - Unknown
26level: high

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