Creation of an WerFault.exe in Unusual Folder

 1title: Creation of an WerFault.exe in Unusual Folder
 2id: 28a452f3-786c-4fd8-b8f2-bddbe9d616d1
 3status: test
 4description: Detects WerFault copoed to a suspicious folder, which could be a sign of WerFault DLL hijacking
 5references:
 6    - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-are-now-hiding-malware-in-windows-event-logs/
 7author: frack113
 8date: 2022-05-09
 9tags:
10    - attack.persistence
11    - attack.defense-evasion
12    - attack.t1574.001
13logsource:
14    product: windows
15    category: file_event
16detection:
17    selection:
18        TargetFilename|endswith:
19            - '\WerFault.exe'
20            - '\wer.dll'
21    filter_whitelist:
22        TargetFilename|contains:
23            - '\System32\'
24            - '\SysWOW64\'
25            - '\WinSxS\'
26    condition: selection and not filter_whitelist
27falsepositives:
28    - Unknown
29level: high

References

• Hackers are now hiding malware in Windows Event Logs

  

  Security researchers have noticed a malicious campaign that used Windows event logs to store malware, a technique that has not been previously documented publicly for attacks in the wild.

  
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