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Octopus Scanner Malware

Detects Octopus Scanner Malware.

MITRE ATT&CK

initial-access

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetFilename|endswith:
    - \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Cache134.dat
    - \AppData\Local\Microsoft\ExplorerSync.db
condition: selection

Author

NVISO

Created

2020-06-09

Data Sources

windowsFile Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://securitylab.github.com/research/octopus-scanner-malware-open-source-supply-chain

Tags

attack.initial-accessattack.t1195attack.t1195.001

Raw Content

title: Octopus Scanner Malware
id: 805c55d9-31e6-4846-9878-c34c75054fe9
status: test
description: Detects Octopus Scanner Malware.
references:
    - https://securitylab.github.com/research/octopus-scanner-malware-open-source-supply-chain
author: NVISO
date: 2020-06-09
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
    - attack.initial-access
    - attack.t1195
    - attack.t1195.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith:
            - '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Cache134.dat'
            - '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\ExplorerSync.db'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high