Name:Wermgr Process Connecting To IP Check Web Services id:ed313326-a0f9-11eb-a89c-acde48001122 version:4 date:2024-09-30 author:Teoderick Contreras, Mauricio Velazco, Splunk status:production type:TTP Description:The following analytic detects the wermgr.exe process attempting to connect to known IP check web services. It leverages Sysmon EventCode 22 to identify DNS queries made by wermgr.exe to specific IP check services. This activity is significant because wermgr.exe is typically used for Windows error reporting, and its connection to these services may indicate malicious code injection, often associated with malware like Trickbot. If confirmed malicious, this behavior could allow attackers to recon the infected machine's IP address, aiding in further exploitation and evasion tactics. Data_source:
-Sysmon EventID 22
search:`sysmon` EventCode =22 process_name = wermgr.exe QueryName IN ("*wtfismyip.com", "*checkip.amazonaws.com", "*ipecho.net", "*ipinfo.io", "*api.ipify.org", "*icanhazip.com", "*ip.anysrc.com","*api.ip.sb", "ident.me", "www.myexternalip.com", "*zen.spamhaus.org", "*cbl.abuseat.org", "*b.barracudacentral.org","*dnsbl-1.uceprotect.net", "*spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net") | stats min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime count by Image process_name ProcessId QueryName QueryStatus QueryResults EventCode Computer | rename Computer as dest | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `wermgr_process_connecting_to_ip_check_web_services_filter`
how_to_implement:To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting logs with the process name, dns query name process path , and query ststus from your endpoints like EventCode 22. If you are using Sysmon, you must have at least version 12 of the Sysmon TA. known_false_positives:unknown References: -https://labs.vipre.com/trickbot-and-its-modules/ -https://whitehat.eu/incident-response-case-study-featuring-ryuk-and-trickbot-part-2/ drilldown_searches: name:'View the detection results for - "$dest$"' search:'%original_detection_search% | search dest = "$dest$"' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' name:'View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$dest$"' search:'| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$dest$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all) as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics" by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`' earliest_offset:'$info_min_time$' latest_offset:'$info_max_time$' tags: analytic_story: - 'Trickbot' asset_type:Endpoint confidence:80 impact:70 message:Wermgr.exe process connecting IP location web services on $dest$ mitre_attack_id: - 'T1590' - 'T1590.005' observable: name:'dest' type:'Endpoint' - role: - 'Victim' product: - 'Splunk Enterprise' - 'Splunk Enterprise Security' - 'Splunk Cloud' required_fields: - '_time' - 'process_path' - 'process_name' - 'process_id' - 'QueryName' - 'QueryStatus' - 'QueryResults' - 'dest' - 'EventCode' risk_score:56 security_domain:endpoint
