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Renamed ZOHO Dctask64 Execution

Detects a renamed "dctask64.exe" execution, a signed binary by ZOHO Corporation part of ManageEngine Endpoint Central. This binary can be abused for DLL injection, arbitrary command and process execution.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1036 T1055.001 T1202 T1218

privilege-escalationdefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  Hashes|contains:
    - IMPHASH=6834B1B94E49701D77CCB3C0895E1AFD
    - IMPHASH=1BB6F93B129F398C7C4A76BB97450BBA
    - IMPHASH=FAA2AC19875FADE461C8D89DCF2710A3
    - IMPHASH=F1039CED4B91572AB7847D26032E6BBF
filter_main_legit_name:
  Image|endswith: \dctask64.exe
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

Author

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

Created

2020-01-28

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.privilege-escalationattack.defense-evasionattack.t1036attack.t1055.001attack.t1202attack.t1218

Raw Content

title: Renamed ZOHO Dctask64 Execution
id: 340a090b-c4e9-412e-bb36-b4b16fe96f9b
status: test
description: |
    Detects a renamed "dctask64.exe" execution, a signed binary by ZOHO Corporation part of ManageEngine Endpoint Central.
    This binary can be abused for DLL injection, arbitrary command and process execution.
references:
    - https://twitter.com/gN3mes1s/status/1222088214581825540
    - https://twitter.com/gN3mes1s/status/1222095963789111296
    - https://twitter.com/gN3mes1s/status/1222095371175911424
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2020-01-28
modified: 2025-01-22
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1036
    - attack.t1055.001
    - attack.t1202
    - attack.t1218
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Hashes|contains:
            - 'IMPHASH=6834B1B94E49701D77CCB3C0895E1AFD'
            - 'IMPHASH=1BB6F93B129F398C7C4A76BB97450BBA'
            - 'IMPHASH=FAA2AC19875FADE461C8D89DCF2710A3'
            - 'IMPHASH=F1039CED4B91572AB7847D26032E6BBF'
    filter_main_legit_name:
        Image|endswith: '\dctask64.exe'
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high