Execute From Alternate Data Streams

 1title: Execute From Alternate Data Streams
 2id: 7f43c430-5001-4f8b-aaa9-c3b88f18fa5c
 3status: test
 4description: Detects execution from an Alternate Data Stream (ADS). Adversaries may use NTFS file attributes to hide their malicious data in order to evade detection
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1564.004/T1564.004.md
 7author: frack113
 8date: 2021-09-01
 9modified: 2022-10-09
10tags:
11    - attack.stealth
12    - attack.t1564.004
13logsource:
14    category: process_creation
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection_stream:
18        CommandLine|contains: 'txt:'
19    selection_tools_type:
20        CommandLine|contains|all:
21            - 'type '
22            - ' > '
23    selection_tools_makecab:
24        CommandLine|contains|all:
25            - 'makecab '
26            - '.cab'
27    selection_tools_reg:
28        CommandLine|contains|all:
29            - 'reg '
30            - ' export '
31    selection_tools_regedit:
32        CommandLine|contains|all:
33            - 'regedit '
34            - ' /E '
35    selection_tools_esentutl:
36        CommandLine|contains|all:
37            - 'esentutl '
38            - ' /y '
39            - ' /d '
40            - ' /o '
41    condition: selection_stream and (1 of selection_tools_*)
42falsepositives:
43    - Unknown
44level: medium
45regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_alternate_data_streams/info.yml