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Merge pull request #4189 from splunk/smallfix
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detections/endpoint/common_ransomware_extensions.yml

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"*.txt", "*.url", "*.vb", "*.vbe", "*.vbs", "*.vcxproj", "*.vhd", "*.vhdx",
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"*.wav", "*.webm", "*.webp", "*.wim", "*.wsf", "*.xlam", "*.xls", "*.xlsb",
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"*.xlsm", "*.xlsx", "*.xlt", "*.xltm", "*.xltx", "*.xml", "*.xps",
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"*.yaml", "*.yml", "*.zip"
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"*.yaml", "*.yml"
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BY Filesystem.action Filesystem.dest
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Filesystem.file_access_time Filesystem.file_create_time

detections/endpoint/windows_file_without_extension_in_critical_folder.yml

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status: production
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type: Anomaly
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description: |-
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This analytic detects the creation of files without extensions in critical Windows system and driver-related directories, including but not limited to System32\Drivers, Windows\WinSxS, and other known Windows driver storage and loading paths.
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This analytic detects the creation of files without extensions in critical Windows system and driver-related directories, including but not limited to System32\Drivers, and other known Windows driver storage and loading paths.
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The analytic leverages telemetry from the Endpoint.Filesystem data model, with a focus on file creation events and file path analysis.
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File creation activity in these directories—particularly involving extensionless files—is highly suspicious, as it may indicate the presence of destructive or stealthy malware.
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This behavior is consistent with malware families such as HermeticWiper, which deploy kernel driver components into trusted Windows driver directories to obtain low-level access and execute destructive payloads.

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