Network Communication Initiated To File Sharing Domains From Process Located In Suspicious Folder
Detects executables located in potentially suspicious directories initiating network connections towards file sharing domains.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- network_connection
Known benign triggers
- Some installers located in the temp directory might communicate with the Github domains in order to download additional software. Baseline these cases or move the github domain to a lower level hunting rule.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/EmpireProject/Empire/blob/e37fb2eef8ff8f5a0a689f1589f424906fe13055/data/module_source/exfil/Invoke-ExfilDataToGitHub.ps1 | Only this detection cites it |
| symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/ransomware-hive-conti-avoslocker | 5 |
| twitter.com/M_haggis/status/1032799638213066752 | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/M_haggis/status/900741347035889665 | Only this detection cites it |
| www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa22-321a | 6from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- e0f8ab85-0ac9-423b-a73a-81b3c7b1aa97
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.command-and-control
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1