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MediumSigmaHQ Joseliyo Sanchez +1

CodePage Modification Via MODE.COM To Russian Language

Detects a CodePage modification using the "mode.com" utility to Russian language. This behavior has been used by threat actors behind Dharma ransomware.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi Linux macOS Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

Russian speaking people changing the CodePage

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mode	Product documentation	Only this detection cites it
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/intl/code-page-identifiers	Product documentation	2
strontic.github.io/xcyclopedia/library/mode.com-59D1ED51ACB8C3D50F1306FD75F20E99.html	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.virustotal.com/gui/file/5e75ef02517afd6e8ba6462b19217dc4a5a574abb33d10eb0f2bab49d8d48c22/behavior	Sandbox submission	Only this detection cites it

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