dynwrapx_image_load.py

# Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
# or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
# 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
# 2.0.

from . import common
from . import RtaMetadata
import time


metadata = RtaMetadata(
    uuid="d8de8c03-d5d0-4118-8971-32439638d69f",
    platforms=["windows"],
    endpoint=[
        {"rule_name": "Execution from Unusual Directory", "rule_id": "16c84e67-e5e7-44ff-aefa-4d771bcafc0c"},
        {"rule_name": "Binary Masquerading via Untrusted Path", "rule_id": "35dedf0c-8db6-4d70-b2dc-a133b808211f"},
        {"rule_name": "Dynwrapx Image Load via Windows Scripts", "rule_id": "4cd6f758-0057-4e8a-9701-20b6116c2118"},
        {
            "rule_name": "Suspicious Windows Script Interpreter Child Process",
            "rule_id": "83da4fac-563a-4af8-8f32-5a3797a9068e",
        },
    ],
    siem=[],
    techniques=["T1055", "T1218", "T1036", "T1059"],
)

EXE_FILE = common.get_path("bin", "renamed_posh.exe")
PS1_FILE = common.get_path("bin", "Invoke-ImageLoad.ps1")
RENAMER = common.get_path("bin", "rcedit-x64.exe")


@common.requires_os(metadata.platforms)
def main():
    cscript = "C:\\Users\\Public\\cscript.exe"
    user32 = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\user32.dll"
    dll = "C:\\Users\\Public\\dynwrapx.dll"
    ps1 = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Invoke-ImageLoad.ps1"
    rcedit = "C:\\Users\\Public\\rcedit.exe"
    common.copy_file(EXE_FILE, cscript)
    common.copy_file(user32, dll)
    common.copy_file(PS1_FILE, ps1)
    common.copy_file(RENAMER, rcedit)

    # Execute command
    common.log("Modifying the OriginalFileName attribute")
    common.execute([rcedit, dll, "--set-version-string", "OriginalFilename", "dynwrapx.dll"])

    common.log("Loading dynwrapx.dll into fake cscript")
    common.execute([cscript, "-c", f"Import-Module {ps1}; Invoke-ImageLoad {dll}"], timeout=10)

    # No idea on why, but after a lot of headaches, I discovered that the dll.pe.original_file_name
    # is only populated if I delay the removal of the dll file
    time.sleep(5)
    common.remove_files(cscript, dll, ps1, rcedit)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    exit(main())