Suspicious Shim Database Patching Activity

calendar Dec 21, 2023 · attack.persistence attack.t1546.011  ·
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Detects installation of new shim databases that try to patch sections of known processes for potential process injection or persistence.

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 1title: Suspicious Shim Database Patching Activity
 2id: bf344fea-d947-4ef4-9192-34d008315d3a
 3status: experimental
 4description: Detects installation of new shim databases that try to patch sections of known processes for potential process injection or persistence.
 5references:
 6    - https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/pillowmint-fin7s-monkey-thief/
 7    - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/05/fin7-shim-databases-persistence.html
 8author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 9date: 2023/08/01
10modified: 2023/12/06
11tags:
12    - attack.persistence
13    - attack.t1546.011
14logsource:
15    category: registry_set
16    product: windows
17detection:
18    selection:
19        TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Custom\'
20        TargetObject|endswith:
21            # Note: add other application to increase coverage
22            - '\csrss.exe'
23            - '\dllhost.exe'
24            - '\explorer.exe'
25            - '\RuntimeBroker.exe'
26            - '\services.exe'
27            - '\sihost.exe'
28            - '\svchost.exe'
29            - '\taskhostw.exe'
30            - '\winlogon.exe'
31            - '\WmiPrvSe.exe'
32    condition: selection
33falsepositives:
34    - Unknown
35level: high

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