TEARDROP memory-only dropper

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Id	738702fd-0a66-42c7-8586-e30f0583f8fe
Rulename	TEARDROP memory-only dropper
Description	Identifies SolarWinds TEARDROP memory-only dropper IOCs in Window’s defender Exploit Guard activity References: - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html - https://gist.github.com/olafhartong/71ffdd4cab4b6acd5cbcd1a0691ff82f
Severity	High
Tactics	Execution Persistence DefenseEvasion
Techniques	T1543 T1059 T1027
Required data connectors	MicrosoftThreatProtection
Kind	Scheduled
Query frequency	1d
Query period	1d
Trigger threshold	0
Trigger operator	gt
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Analytic Rules/SolarWinds_TEARDROP_Process-IOCs.yaml
Version	1.0.6
Arm template	738702fd-0a66-42c7-8586-e30f0583f8fe.json

KQL

DeviceEvents
| where ActionType has "ExploitGuardNonMicrosoftSignedBlocked"
| where InitiatingProcessFileName has "svchost.exe" and FileName has "NetSetupSvc.dll"
| extend HashAlgorithm = "SHA1"
| extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)

YAML

queryFrequency: 1d
version: 1.0.6
queryPeriod: 1d
relevantTechniques:
- T1543
- T1059
- T1027
name: TEARDROP memory-only dropper
kind: Scheduled
severity: High
tactics:
- Execution
- Persistence
- DefenseEvasion
tags:
- Sunburst
- Solorigate
- NOBELIUM
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Microsoft Defender XDR/Analytic Rules/SolarWinds_TEARDROP_Process-IOCs.yaml
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - DeviceEvents
  connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
triggerOperator: gt
id: 738702fd-0a66-42c7-8586-e30f0583f8fe
entityMappings:
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: DeviceName
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
  - identifier: DnsDomain
    columnName: HostNameDomain
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountUpn
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountName
  - identifier: UPNSuffix
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountDomain
- entityType: FileHash
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Algorithm
    columnName: HashAlgorithm
  - identifier: Value
    columnName: InitiatingProcessSHA1
triggerThreshold: 0
query: |
  DeviceEvents
  | where ActionType has "ExploitGuardNonMicrosoftSignedBlocked"
  | where InitiatingProcessFileName has "svchost.exe" and FileName has "NetSetupSvc.dll"
  | extend HashAlgorithm = "SHA1"
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(DeviceName, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(DeviceName, '.'))
  | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(DeviceName, DomainIndex + 1), DeviceName)  
status: Available
description: |
  Identifies SolarWinds TEARDROP memory-only dropper IOCs in Window's defender Exploit Guard activity
  References:
  - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/12/evasive-attacker-leverages-solarwinds-supply-chain-compromises-with-sunburst-backdoor.html
  - https://gist.github.com/olafhartong/71ffdd4cab4b6acd5cbcd1a0691ff82f

ARM