Command and Control (TA0011)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Initial Access (TA0001)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:network where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "protocol" and network.protocol == "http" and process.name : ("ConfigurationWizard.exe", "NetFlowService.exe", "NetflowDatabaseMaintenance.exe", "SolarWinds.Administration.exe", "SolarWinds.BusinessLayerHost.exe", "SolarWinds.BusinessLayerHostx64.exe", "SolarWinds.Collector.Service.exe", "SolarwindsDiagnostics.exe") and ( ( (http.request.body.content : "*/swip/Upload.ashx*" and http.request.body.content : ("POST*", "PUT*")) or (http.request.body.content : ("*/swip/SystemDescription*", "*/swip/Events*") and http.request.body.content : ("GET*", "HEAD*")) ) and not http.request.body.content : "*solarwinds.com*" )
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect SUNBURST Command and Control Activity in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).