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Suspicious Unsigned Thor Scanner Execution

Detects loading and execution of an unsigned thor scanner binary.

MITRE ATT&CK

privilege-escalationpersistencedefense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  Image|endswith:
    - \thor.exe
    - \thor64.exe
  ImageLoaded|endswith:
    - \thor.exe
    - \thor64.exe
filter_main:
  Signed: "true"
  SignatureStatus: valid
  Signature: Nextron Systems GmbH
condition: selection and not filter_main

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2023-10-29

Data Sources

windowsImage Load Events

Platforms

windows

References

Internal Research

Tags

attack.privilege-escalationattack.persistenceattack.defense-evasionattack.t1574.001

Raw Content

title: Suspicious Unsigned Thor Scanner Execution
id: ea5c131b-380d-49f9-aeb3-920694da4d4b
status: stable
description: Detects loading and execution of an unsigned thor scanner binary.
references:
    - Internal Research
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-10-29
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1574.001
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\thor.exe'
            - '\thor64.exe'
        ImageLoaded|endswith:
            - '\thor.exe'
            - '\thor64.exe'
    filter_main:
        Signed: 'true'
        SignatureStatus: 'valid'
        Signature: 'Nextron Systems GmbH'
    condition: selection and not filter_main
falsepositives:
    - Other legitimate binaries named "thor.exe" that aren't published by Nextron Systems
level: high