Trellix Insights: Dragonfly targets ICS systems using man-on-the-side attack
Technical Articles ID:
KB92418
Last Modified: 2022-08-10 18:38:17 Etc/GMT
Last Modified: 2022-08-10 18:38:17 Etc/GMT
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Trellix Insights: Dragonfly targets ICS systems using man-on-the-side attack
Technical Articles ID:
KB92418
Last Modified: 2022-08-10 18:38:17 Etc/GMT Environment
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Summary
Description of Campaign Dragonfly threat group has been active since 2010 and is known for targeting the energy sector in the United States and Europe. The Dragonfly RAT can facilitate remote command execution on infected devices and is used for collecting intelligence and potentially positioned for future state-sponsored infrastructure attacks. Treat this threat with the highest severity as it indicates a potential wide spread intrusion by a capable and well-funded threat group. How to use this article:
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Detection Summary
Minimum set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign IMPORTANT: When you implement new rules or signatures, always first set them to Report mode before setting them to Block. Mitigate against triggering false positives when enabling new rules and signatures by always following best practices. For best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules, see: KB87843 - Dynamic Application Containment rules and best practices. Endpoint Security - Advanced Threat Protection: Aggressive set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign IMPORTANT: When you implement new rules or signatures, always first set them to Report mode before setting them to Block. Mitigate against triggering false positives when enabling new rules and signatures by always following best practices. For best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules, see: KB87843 - Dynamic Application Containment rules and best practices. Endpoint Security - Access Protection Custom Rules: Executables (Include): * Subrules: Subrule Type: Files Operations: Create Targets (Include): VirusScan Enterprise - Access Protection Custom Rules: Rule Type: File Process to include: * File or folder name to block: File actions to prevent: Create Host Intrusion Prevention: Rule ID: 6010 Generic Application Hooking Protection Rule ID: 6011 Generic Application Invocation Protection Affected Products |
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