Potentially Suspicious Ping/Copy Command Combination (via process_creation)

title: Potentially Suspicious Ping/Copy Command Combination (via process_creation)
id: fe22a589-d668-5666-898d-263bb1d547fe
status: stable
description: This rule detects uncommon and potentially anomalous one-liner command containing both "ping" and "copy" at the same time, which is usually used by malware.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1070/004/
    - Internal Research
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-17
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1070.004
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_cmd:
        - Image|endswith: '\cmd.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'Cmd.Exe'
    selection_action:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'ping'
            - 'copy '
    selection_cli_1:
        CommandLine|contains|windash: ' -n '
    selection_cli_2:
        CommandLine|contains|windash: ' -y '
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium