Description of Campaign
Ukrainian authorities were the target of an email spear-phishing campaign containing a malicious attachment. A PowerShell script, executable, and LNK file were used to carry out the infection process. Users who clicked on the LNK file were infected with Meterpreter. This activity has been associated with the UAC-0098 threat group.
Our ATR Team gathers and analyzes information from multiple open and closed sources before disseminating intelligence reports. This campaign was researched by Ukraine CERT-UA and
shared publicly.
How to use this article:
- If a Threat Hunting table has been created, use the rules contained to search for malware related to this campaign.
- Review the product detection table and confirm that your environment is at least on the specified content version.
To download the latest content versions, go to the Security Updates page.
- Scroll down and review the "Product Countermeasures" section of this article. Consider implementing them if they are not already in place.
- Review KB91836 - Countermeasures for entry vector threats.
- Review KB87843 - Dynamic Application Containment rules and best practices.
- Review KB82925 - Identify what rule corresponds to an Adaptive Threat Protection and Threat Intelligence Exchange event.
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Campaign IOC
| Type |
Value |
| SHA256 |
AA8DE6A526AD97A967874AC6B2FB347B8F444DD126E7F7B3838A6822A7298C30 |
Minimum Content Versions
| Content Type |
Version |
| V2 DAT (VirusScan Enterprise) |
10342 |
| V3 DAT (Endpoint Security) |
4794 |
Detection Summary
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| AA8DE6A526AD97A967874AC6B2FB347B8F444DD126E7F7B3838A6822A7298C30 |
AVEngine V2 |
LNK/Agent-FULC!37D115E4FE3C |
| AVEngine V3 |
LNK/Agent-FULC!37D115E4FE3C |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
Minimum set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign:
IMPORTANT: Always follow best practices when you enable new rules and signatures.
When you implement new rules or signatures, always set them to Report mode first and check the alerts generated. Resolve any issues that arise and then set the rules to Block. This step mitigates against triggering false positives and allows you to refine your configuration.
For more information, see KB87843 - List of and best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules.
Endpoint Security - Exploit Prevention:
Rule ID: 6070 Hidden PowerShell Detected
Rule ID: 6085 PowerShell Command Restriction - File
Host Intrusion Prevention:
Rule ID: 6081 PowerShell Command Restriction - NoProfile
Rule ID: 6113 T1055 - Fileless Threat: Reflective Self Injection
Rule ID: 6070 Hidden PowerShell Detected
Rule ID: 6083 PowerShell Command Restriction - NonInteractive
Rule ID: 6085 PowerShell Command Restriction - File
Aggressive set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign:
IMPORTANT: Always follow best practices when you enable new rules and signatures.
When you implement new rules or signatures, always set them to Report mode first and check the alerts generated. Resolve any issues that arise and then set the rules to Block. This step mitigates against triggering false positives and allows you to refine your configuration.
For more information, see KB87843 - List of and best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules.
VirusScan Enterprise - Access Protection Rules:
Prevent creation of new executable files in the Windows folder
Host Intrusion Prevention:
Rule ID: 1020 Windows Agent Shielding - File Access
Rule ID: 1148 CMD Tool Access by a Network Aware Application
Rule ID: 6010 Generic Application Hooking Protection
