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Potentially Suspicious ODBC Driver Registered

Detects the registration of a new ODBC driver where the driver is located in a potentially suspicious location

MITRE ATT&CK

credential-accesspersistence

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetObject|contains: \SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\
  TargetObject|endswith:
    - \Driver
    - \Setup
  Details|contains:
    - :\PerfLogs\
    - :\ProgramData\
    - :\Temp\
    - :\Users\Public\
    - :\Windows\Registration\CRMLog
    - :\Windows\System32\com\dmp\
    - :\Windows\System32\FxsTmp\
    - :\Windows\System32\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys\
    - :\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\
    - :\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS\
    - :\Windows\System32\spool\SERVERS\
    - :\Windows\System32\Tasks_Migrated\
    - :\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\
    - :\Windows\SysWOW64\com\dmp\
    - :\Windows\SysWOW64\FxsTmp\
    - :\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System\
    - :\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\
    - :\Windows\Tasks\
    - :\Windows\Temp\
    - :\Windows\Tracing\
    - \AppData\Local\Temp\
    - \AppData\Roaming\
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-05-23

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Set Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2020/08/23/odbcconf-lolbin-trifecta/

Tags

attack.credential-accessattack.persistenceattack.t1003

Raw Content

title: Potentially Suspicious ODBC Driver Registered
id: e4d22291-f3d5-4b78-9a0c-a1fbaf32a6a4
status: test
description: Detects the registration of a new ODBC driver where the driver is located in a potentially suspicious location
references:
    - https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2020/08/23/odbcconf-lolbin-trifecta/
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-05-23
modified: 2023-08-17
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1003
logsource:
    category: registry_set
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\ODBC\ODBCINST.INI\'
        TargetObject|endswith:
            - '\Driver'
            - '\Setup'
        Details|contains:
            - ':\PerfLogs\'
            - ':\ProgramData\'
            - ':\Temp\'
            - ':\Users\Public\'
            - ':\Windows\Registration\CRMLog'
            - ':\Windows\System32\com\dmp\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\FxsTmp\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\spool\PRINTERS\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\spool\SERVERS\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks_Migrated\'
            - ':\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\'
            - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\com\dmp\'
            - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\FxsTmp\'
            - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\PLA\System\'
            - ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\SyncCenter\'
            - ':\Windows\Tasks\'
            - ':\Windows\Temp\'
            - ':\Windows\Tracing\'
            - '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
            - '\AppData\Roaming\'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: high