SocGholish Disruption & SmartRAT Supply Chain Surge: OTX Pulse Analysis — Credential Theft & Ransomware

title: Potential SocGholish Fake Browser Update Activity
id: 485c0b9c-6b3a-4b3f-9c7d-1c0e5e7e1e1f
description: Detects potential SocGholish activity via fake browser update scripts often spawned by browser processes.
status: experimental
date: 2026/06/19
author: Security Arsenal
references:
    - https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/614a8f9c7c8e0f0b8c7e1e1f
tags:
    - attack.initial_access
    - attack.t1189
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage|endswith:
            - '\chrome.exe'
            - '\firefox.exe'
            - '\msedge.exe'
        Image|endswith:
            - '\mshta.exe'
            - '\powershell.exe'
            - '\cmd.exe'
            - '\wscript.exe'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'update'
            - 'install'
            - 'browser'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate software updates initiated by browser
level: high
---
title: SmartRAT ClickFix PowerShell Execution
id: 615c0b9c-6b3a-4b3f-9c7d-1c0e5e7e1e20
description: Detects PowerShell execution patterns associated with ClickFix campaigns (Fake Captcha/BSOD) often using encoded commands.
status: experimental
date: 2026/06/19
author: Security Arsenal
references:
    - https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/614a8f9c7c8e0f0b8c7e1e20
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.001
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_powershell:
        Image|endswith: '\powershell.exe'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'FromBase64String'
            - 'DownloadString'
            - 'IEX'
    selection_suspicious_context:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'captcha'
            - 'bsod'
            - 'windowsupdate'
            - 'cdn'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Administrative scripts
level: critical
---
title: InfoStealer Browser Credential Access
id: 715c0b9c-6b3a-4b3f-9c7d-1c0e5e7e1e21
description: Detects processes accessing browser credential files, a common behavior of LummaC2, Vidar, and RedLine.
status: experimental
date: 2026/06/19
author: Security Arsenal
references:
    - https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/614a8f9c7c8e0f0b8c7e1e21
tags:
    - attack.credential_access
    - attack.t1555.003
logsource:
    category: file_access
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|contains:
            - '\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Login Data'
            - '\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\'
            - '\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware'
    filter_legit:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\chrome.exe'
            - '\firefox.exe'
            - '\brave.exe'
    condition: selection and not filter_legit
falsepositives:
    - Backup software accessing browser data
level: high

// Hunt for ClickFix and Typosquatting domains in Network Events
DeviceNetworkEvents
| where Timestamp > ago(7d)
| where RemoteUrl in (
    'crefisa.online', 
    'windowsupdate-cdn.com',
    'wigletticks.com',
    'wizzleticks.com',
    'incblog.su',
    'comples.biz',
    'dafkov.shop'
)
| project Timestamp, DeviceName, InitiatingProcessAccountName, RemoteUrl, RemoteIP

// Hunt for Suspicious PowerShell Execution associated with Fake Updates
DeviceProcessEvents
| where Timestamp > ago(7d)
| where FileName =~ 'powershell.exe'
| where ProcessCommandLine has_any ('FromBase64String', 'DownloadString', 'IEX')
| where ProcessCommandLine has_any ('update', 'captcha', 'bsod')
| project Timestamp, DeviceName, AccountName, ProcessCommandLine, InitiatingProcessFileName

# IOC Hunt for SmartRAT and SocGholish Indicators
# Checks DNS Cache and Hosts file for malicious domains

$MaliciousDomains = @(
    'crefisa.online',
    'windowsupdate-cdn.com',
    'wigletticks.com',
    'wizzleticks.com',
    'incblog.su',
    'trademark.iglesiaelarca.com',
    'content.garretttrails.org',
    'promo.summat10n.org',
    'billing.roofnrack.us',
    'api-app.uppercrafteroom.com'
)

Write-Host "[+] Checking DNS Cache for Malicious Domains..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
$DnsCache = Get-DnsClientCache
foreach ($Domain in $MaliciousDomains) {
    $Matches = $DnsCache | Where-Object { $_.Entry -like "*$Domain*" }
    if ($Matches) {
        Write-Host "[!] FOUND: $Domain in DNS Cache" -ForegroundColor Red
        $Matches | Format-List Entry, Data, Type
    }
}

Write-Host "[+] Checking Hosts File for Malicious Domains..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
$HostsPath = "$env:SystemRoot\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"
if (Test-Path $HostsPath) {
    $HostsContent = Get-Content $HostsPath
    foreach ($Domain in $MaliciousDomains) {
        if ($HostsContent -match $Domain) {
            Write-Host "[!] FOUND: $Domain in Hosts File" -ForegroundColor Red
        }
    }
}

Write-Host "[+] Hunt Complete." -ForegroundColor Green