SocGholish Disruption & Okendo Supply Chain Attack: OTX Pulse Analysis — APT Infrastructure & RAT Detection

---
title: Potential Fake Browser Update Execution - SocGholish
description: Detects execution of scripts often associated with fake browser updates used by SocGholish TA569.
status: experimental
date: 2026/06/22
author: Security Arsenal
references:
    - https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/63567491-9a02-4e9d-8c89-7d5e5a1b3c61/
tags:
    - attack.initial_access
    - attack.t1189
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\wscript.exe'
            - '\cscript.exe'
            - '\mshta.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'update'
            - 'browser'
            - 'chrome.exe'
            - 'iexplorer.exe'
    selection_extension:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '.js'
            - '.jse'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate software update scripts
level: high
---
title: Suspicious Connection to Okendo Supply Chain C2
description: Detects network connections to domains associated with the SmartApeSG Okendo Reviews supply chain attack.
status: experimental
date: 2026/06/22
author: Security Arsenal
references:
    - https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/63567491-9a02-4e9d-8c89-7d5e5a1b3c62/
tags:
    - attack.command_and_control
    - attack.t1071
logsource:
    category: network_connection
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        DestinationHostname|contains:
            - 'wigetticks.com'
            - 'wizzleticks.com'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical
---
title: Remote Access Tool Execution - NetSupport and Remcos
description: Detects execution of known Remote Access Trojans often dropped by supply chain attacks like Okendo or SocGholish loaders.
status: experimental
date: 2026/06/22
author: Security Arsenal
references:
    - https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/63567491-9a02-4e9d-8c89-7d5e5a1b3c62/
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|contains:
            - 'client32.exe'
            - 'remcos.exe'
            - 'gps.exe'
        or
        OriginalFileName|contains:
            - 'client32.exe'
            - 'remcos.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate administrative use (rare)
level: high

// Hunt for connections to known malicious domains from Okendo and SocGholish pulses
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where Timestamp > ago(7d)
| where RemoteUrl in (
    'trademark.iglesiaelarca.com',
    'content.garretttrails.org',
    'promo.summat10n.org',
    'billing.roofnrack.us',
    'devel.asurans.com',
    'storehouse.beautysupplysalonllc.com',
    'samples.addisgraphix.com',
    'api-app.uppercrafteroom.com',
    'api.wigetticks.com',
    'api.wizzleticks.com',
    'cdn-static.okendo.io/reviews-widget-plus/js/okendo-reviews.js'
)
| project Timestamp, DeviceName, InitiatingProcessAccountName, RemoteUrl, RemoteIP
| extend HostName = iff(RemoteUrl has 'wigetticks' or RemoteUrl has 'wizzleticks', 'SmartApeSG C2', 'SocGholish Compromised Site')

# IOC Hunt for SmartApeSG and RAT artifacts
Write-Host "[+] Hunting for Okendo Supply Chain and RAT artifacts..."

# 1. Check DNS Cache for malicious domains
$MaliciousDomains = @(
    "api.wigetticks.com",
    "api.wizzleticks.com",
    "trademark.iglesiaelarca.com",
    "billing.roofnrack.us"
)

$DnsCache = Get-DnsClientCache | Where-Object { $MaliciousDomains -contains $_.Entry }
if ($DnsCache) {
    Write-Host "[!] WARNING: Found DNS cache entries for malicious domains:" -ForegroundColor Red
    $DnsCache | Format-Table Entry, Data, TimeToLive
} else {
    Write-Host "[-] No malicious DNS cache entries found." -ForegroundColor Green
}

# 2. Check for known RAT processes
$RatProcesses = @("client32.exe", "remcos.exe", "gps.exe", "regasm.exe", "msbuild.exe") # Regasm/MSBuild often used for evasion
$RunningProcs = Get-Process | Where-Object { $RatProcesses -contains $_.ProcessName }

if ($RunningProcs) {
    Write-Host "[!] WARNING: Found suspicious RAT processes running:" -ForegroundColor Red
    $RunningProcs | Format-Table ProcessName, Id, Path
} else {
    Write-Host "[-] No known RAT processes found." -ForegroundColor Green
}

# 3. Check for suspicious file modifications in Okendo paths (if applicable)
$OkendoPaths = @("C:\inetpub\wwwroot", "C:\xampp\htdocs") # Common web roots
Write-Host "[*] Checking for okendo-reviews.js modifications in common web roots..."
foreach ($path in $OkendoPaths) {
    if (Test-Path $path) {
        $files = Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Recurse -Filter "okendo-reviews.js" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        if ($files) {
            Write-Host "[!] Found Okendo Review Widget files. Verify integrity manually:" -ForegroundColor Yellow
            $files | Select-Object FullName, LastWriteTime
        }
    }
}