PUA - Advanced IP Scanner Execution

calendar Jan 1, 2024 · attack.discovery attack.t1046 attack.t1135  ·
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Detects the use of Advanced IP Scanner. Seems to be a popular tool for ransomware groups.

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 1title: PUA - Advanced IP Scanner Execution
 2id: bef37fa2-f205-4a7b-b484-0759bfd5f86f
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the use of Advanced IP Scanner. Seems to be a popular tool for ransomware groups.
 5references:
 6    - https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2019/12/09/snatch-ransomware-reboots-pcs-into-safe-mode-to-bypass-protection/
 7    - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/05/tactics-techniques-procedures-associated-with-maze-ransomware-incidents.html
 8    - https://labs.f-secure.com/blog/prelude-to-ransomware-systembc
 9    - https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/20444693/fbi-pin-egregor-ransomware-bc-01062021.pdf
10    - https://thedfirreport.com/2021/01/18/all-that-for-a-coinminer
11    - https://github.com/3CORESec/MAL-CL/tree/master/Descriptors/Other/Advanced%20IP%20Scanner
12author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), @ROxPinTeddy
13date: 2020/05/12
14modified: 2023/02/07
15tags:
16    - attack.discovery
17    - attack.t1046
18    - attack.t1135
19logsource:
20    category: process_creation
21    product: windows
22detection:
23    selection_img:
24        - Image|contains: '\advanced_ip_scanner' # Covers also advanced_ip_scanner_console.exe
25        - OriginalFileName|contains: 'advanced_ip_scanner' # Covers also advanced_ip_scanner_console.exe
26        - Description|contains: 'Advanced IP Scanner'
27    selection_cli:
28        CommandLine|contains|all:
29            - '/portable'
30            - '/lng'
31    condition: 1 of selection_*
32falsepositives:
33    - Legitimate administrative use
34level: medium

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