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Registry Entries For Azorult Malware

Detects the presence of a registry key created during Azorult execution

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasionpersistenceexecution

Detection Query

selection:
  EventID:
    - 12
    - 13
  TargetObject|contains: SYSTEM\
  TargetObject|endswith: \services\localNETService
condition: selection

Author

Trent Liffick

Created

2020-05-08

Data Sources

windowsRegistry Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/trojan.win32.azoruit.a

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.persistenceattack.executionattack.t1112

Raw Content

title: Registry Entries For Azorult Malware
id: f7f9ab88-7557-4a69-b30e-0a8f91b3a0e7
status: test
description: Detects the presence of a registry key created during Azorult execution
references:
    - https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/trojan.win32.azoruit.a
author: Trent Liffick
date: 2020-05-08
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1112
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: registry_event
detection:
    selection:
        EventID:
            - 12
            - 13
        TargetObject|contains: 'SYSTEM\'
        TargetObject|endswith: '\services\localNETService'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical