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Potential Data Exfiltration Via Audio File
Detects potential exfiltration attempt via audio file using PowerShell
Detection Query
selection_main:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- "[System.Math]::"
- "[IO.FileMode]::"
- BinaryWriter
selection_header_wav:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- "0x52"
- "0x49"
- "0x46"
- "0x57"
- "0x41"
- "0x56"
- "0x45"
- "0xAC"
condition: selection_main and 1 of selection_header_*
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Created
2023-01-16
Data Sources
windowsps_script
Platforms
windows
References
Tags
attack.exfiltration
Raw Content
title: Potential Data Exfiltration Via Audio File
id: e4f93c99-396f-47c8-bb0f-201b1fa69034
status: test
description: Detects potential exfiltration attempt via audio file using PowerShell
references:
- https://github.com/gtworek/PSBits/blob/e97cbbb173b31cbc4d37244d3412de0a114dacfb/NoDLP/bin2wav.ps1
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-01-16
tags:
- attack.exfiltration
logsource:
product: windows
category: ps_script
definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
selection_main:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
- '[System.Math]::'
- '[IO.FileMode]::'
- 'BinaryWriter'
selection_header_wav:
ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
# Byte chunks from the WAV header used in the example POC
# You can extend this for different audio formats by adding different selections
- '0x52'
- '0x49'
- '0x46'
- '0x57'
- '0x41'
- '0x56'
- '0x45'
- '0xAC'
condition: selection_main and 1 of selection_header_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium