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[New] Ransomware over SMB #3638

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@Samirbous Samirbous commented May 2, 2024

Identifies file rename or file names like ransom note dropped via SMB.

https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2023/12/21/akira-again-the-ransomware-that-keeps-on-taking/

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@Samirbous Samirbous added Rule: New Proposal for new rule OS: Windows windows related rules labels May 2, 2024
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no chance for a mitigation in defend on this?

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Samirbous commented May 3, 2024

no chance for a mitigation in defend on this?

@CyberTaoFlow we are adding similar rules on the endpoint (Elastic Defend), we can't kill pid 4 (kernel is not a real process) but as a mitigation one can use the resulting alert to isolate the host via automation.

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Very nice! Thanks for taking the time to add some additional investigation guides. I think that context will be important for these rules and the analyst. I'd be curious if we have any better packet inspection on the SMB forefront with NPC integration? Left a suggestion about setup.

@Samirbous Samirbous merged commit 4a2e276 into main May 7, 2024
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protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
protectionsmachine pushed a commit that referenced this pull request May 7, 2024
* [New] Ransomware over SMB

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* ++

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_file_rename_smb.toml

* Update impact_ransomware_note_file_over_smb.toml

* Update impact_high_freq_file_renames_by_kernel.toml

(cherry picked from commit 4a2e276)
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