sigmahighHunting

Unusual File Download from Direct IP Address

Detects the download of suspicious file type from URLs with IP

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  Contents|re: http[s]?://[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}
  TargetFilename|contains:
    - .ps1:Zone
    - .bat:Zone
    - .exe:Zone
    - .vbe:Zone
    - .vbs:Zone
    - .dll:Zone
    - .one:Zone
    - .cmd:Zone
    - .hta:Zone
    - .xll:Zone
    - .lnk:Zone
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-09-07

Data Sources

windowscreate_stream_hash

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1564.004

Raw Content

title: Unusual File Download from Direct IP Address
id: 025bd229-fd1f-4fdb-97ab-20006e1a5368
status: test
description: Detects the download of suspicious file type from URLs with IP
references:
    - https://github.com/trustedsec/SysmonCommunityGuide/blob/adcdfee20999f422b974c8d4149bf4c361237db7/chapters/file-stream-creation-hash.md
    - https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/detecting-onenote-abuse
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-09-07
modified: 2023-02-10
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1564.004
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: create_stream_hash
detection:
    selection:
        Contents|re: 'http[s]?://[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}'
        TargetFilename|contains:
            - '.ps1:Zone'
            - '.bat:Zone'
            - '.exe:Zone'
            - '.vbe:Zone'
            - '.vbs:Zone'
            - '.dll:Zone'
            - '.one:Zone'
            - '.cmd:Zone'
            - '.hta:Zone'
            - '.xll:Zone'
            - '.lnk:Zone'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high