Machete

Machete is a threat group that has been active since at least 2010, and has targeted high-profile government entities in Latin American countries.

This is a collection of rules based on the presence of indicators of compromise publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor.

• Suspicious DNS Request - Machete Related Domain Observed
• Suspicious Process - Machete Related Binary Executed
• Suspicious Web Request - Machete Related Domain Observed

Suspicious DNS Request - Machete Related Domain Observed

This detection identifies a request to resolve a domain publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often use compromised legitimate websites for malicious purposes.

Recommendation

The alert may be related to normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.

Suspicious Process - Machete Related Binary Executed

This detection identifies the execution of a file with a hash publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often use common System Administration tools for malicious purposes.

Recommendation

Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.

Suspicious Web Request - Machete Related Domain Observed

This detection identifies a request to a domain publicly known to be associated with this specific malicious actor. Please be aware that malicious actors will often compromise legitimate websites to use for malicious purposes.

Recommendation

The alert may be related to normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.