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Unusual Network Connection via RunDLL32

Identifies unusual instances of rundll32.exe making outbound network connections. This may indicate adversarial Command and Control activity.

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Detection Logic

sequence by host.id, process.entity_id with maxspan=1m
  [process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and process.name : "rundll32.exe" and
  (
    process.args_count == 1 and

    /* Excludes bug where a missing closing quote sets args_count to 1 despite extra args */
    not process.command_line regex~ """\".*\.exe[^\"].*"""
  )]
  [network where host.os.type == "windows" and process.name : "rundll32.exe" and
   not cidrmatch(destination.ip, "10.0.0.0/8", "127.0.0.0/8", "169.254.0.0/16", "172.16.0.0/12", "192.0.0.0/24",
       "192.0.0.0/29", "192.0.0.8/32", "192.0.0.9/32", "192.0.0.10/32", "192.0.0.170/32", "192.0.0.171/32",
       "192.0.2.0/24", "192.31.196.0/24", "192.52.193.0/24", "192.168.0.0/16", "192.88.99.0/24", "224.0.0.0/4",
       "100.64.0.0/10", "192.175.48.0/24","198.18.0.0/15", "198.51.100.0/24", "203.0.113.0/24", "240.0.0.0/4", "::1",
       "FE80::/10", "FF00::/8")]

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