Windows ISO LNK File Creation
Description
The following analytic identifies the use of a delivered ISO file that has been mounted and the afformention lnk or file opened within it. When the ISO file is opened, the files are saved in the %USER%\AppData\Local\Temp\<random folder name>\ path. The analytic identifies .iso.lnk written to the path. The name of the ISO file is prepended.
- Type: Hunting
- Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud
- Datamodel: Endpoint
- Last Updated: 2022-09-19
- Author: Michael Haag, Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
- ID: d7c2c09b-9569-4a9e-a8b6-6a39a99c1d32
Annotations
ATT&CK
Kill Chain Phase
- Delivery
NIST
- DE.CM
CIS20
- CIS 3
- CIS 5
- CIS 16
CVE
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| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Filesystem where Filesystem.file_path IN ("*\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Recent\\*") Filesystem.file_name IN ("*.iso.lnk", "*.img.lnk", "*.vhd.lnk", "*vhdx.lnk") by Filesystem.file_create_time Filesystem.process_id Filesystem.file_name Filesystem.file_path Filesystem.dest
| `drop_dm_object_name(Filesystem)`
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `windows_iso_lnk_file_creation_filter`
Macros
The SPL above uses the following Macros:
windows_iso_lnk_file_creation_filter is a empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Required fields
List of fields required to use this analytic.
- Filesystem.file_create_time
- Filesystem.process_id
- Filesystem.file_name
- Filesystem.file_path
- Filesystem.dest
How To Implement
To successfully implement this search you need to be ingesting information on process that include the name of the process responsible for the changes from your endpoints into the Endpoint
datamodel in the Filesystem
node. In addition, confirm the latest CIM App 4.20 or higher is installed and the latest TA for the endpoint product.
Known False Positives
False positives may be high depending on the environment and consistent use of ISOs mounting. Restrict to servers, or filter out based on commonly used ISO names. Filter as needed.
Associated Analytic Story
RBA
Risk Score | Impact | Confidence | Message |
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40.0 | 80 | 50 | An ISO file was mounted on $dest$ and should be reviewed and filtered as needed. |
The Risk Score is calculated by the following formula: Risk Score = (Impact * Confidence/100). Initial Confidence and Impact is set by the analytic author.
Reference
- https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/27/new-sophisticated-email-based-attack-from-nobelium/
- https://github.com/MHaggis/notes/blob/master/utilities/ISOBuilder.ps1
- https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Recent+AZORult+activity/25120
- https://tccontre.blogspot.com/2020/01/remcos-rat-evading-windows-defender-av.html
Test Dataset
Replay any dataset to Splunk Enterprise by using our replay.py
tool or the UI.
Alternatively you can replay a dataset into a Splunk Attack Range
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