Suspicious Hacktool Execution - PE Metadata

calendar Aug 28, 2023 · attack.credential_access attack.t1588.002 attack.t1003  ·
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Detects the execution of different Windows based hacktools via PE metadata (company, product, etc.) even if the files have been renamed

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 1title: Suspicious Hacktool Execution - PE Metadata
 2id: 37c1333a-a0db-48be-b64b-7393b2386e3b
 3status: experimental
 4description: Detects the execution of different Windows based hacktools via PE metadata (company, product, etc.) even if the files have been renamed
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/cube0x0
 7    - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/search/metadata%253ACube0x0/files
 8author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
 9date: 2022/04/27
10modified: 2023/02/04
11tags:
12    - attack.credential_access
13    - attack.t1588.002
14    - attack.t1003
15logsource:
16    category: process_creation
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection:
20        Company: 'Cube0x0' # Detects the use of tools created by a well-known hacktool producer named "Cube0x0", which includes his handle in all binaries as company information in the PE headers (SharpPrintNightmare, KrbRelay, SharpMapExec, etc.)
21    condition: selection
22falsepositives:
23    - Unlikely
24level: high

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