Windows Process Execution: javaw.exe in AppData Roaming Oracle path (Adwind/JRAT pattern)

title: "Windows Process Execution: javaw.exe in AppData Roaming Oracle path (Adwind/JRAT pattern)"
id: 00acc51a-b95c-4100-ad83-7b483f93588b
status: test
description: This rule matches Windows process creation events where the command line contains a specific AppData\Roaming\Oracle path along with java-related and .exe indicators, consistent with javaw.exe execution used by Adwind/JRAT activity. Attackers may use Java-based payloads to blend into normal user context and execute malware from roaming application data. The detection relies on process creation telemetry, specifically the full command line content.
references:
  - https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ba86fa0d4b6af2db0656a88b1dd29f36fe362473ae8ad04255c4e52f214a541c?environmentId=100
  - https://www.first.org/resources/papers/conf2017/Advanced-Incident-Detection-and-Threat-Hunting-using-Sysmon-and-Splunk.pdf
  - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules-emerging-threats/2017/Malware/Adwind-RAT/proc_creation_win_malware_adwind.yml
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tom Ueltschi, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community, Huntrule Team
date: 2017-11-10
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
  - attack.execution
  - attack.t1059.005
  - attack.t1059.007
  - detection.emerging-threats
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
        - \AppData\Roaming\Oracle
        - \java
        - ".exe "
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
        - cscript.exe
        - Retrive
        - ".vbs "
  condition: selection
level: high
license: DRL-1.1
related:
  - id: 1fac1481-2dbc-48b2-9096-753c49b4ec71
    type: derived