Suspicious APT36 Kavach Trojan Payload Download to Local Share via Command Line (via process_creation)

ATT&CK techniques

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Resource Dev
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- T1105Ingress Tool Transfer
Exfiltration
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What it detects

This rule detects command line activity that retrieves a payload into the user local share directory using the bosshelp filename tied to the APT-36 Kavach trojan. It is associated with APT-36 cyber espionage against India using new Linux malware reported by Uptycs. The malware masquerades as the Kavach authentication tool while staging a follow-on ELF, so downloads referencing this artifact indicate the espionage infection chain.

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Suspicious APT36 Kavach Trojan Payload Download to Local Share via Command Line (via process_creation)

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