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Execution of File Written or Modified by Microsoft Officeedit
Identifies an executable created by a Microsoft Office application and subsequently executed. These processes are often launched via scripts inside documents or during exploitation of MS Office applications.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- winlogbeat-*
Severity: high
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Execution
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Rule queryedit
sequence with maxspan=2h [file where event.type != "deletion" and
file.extension : "exe" and (process.name : "WINWORD.EXE" or
process.name : "EXCEL.EXE" or process.name : "OUTLOOK.EXE" or
process.name : "POWERPNT.EXE" or process.name : "eqnedt32.exe"
or process.name : "fltldr.exe" or process.name :
"MSPUB.EXE" or process.name : "MSACCESS.EXE") ] by host.id,
file.path [process where event.type in ("start", "process_started")]
by host.id, process.executable
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Execution
- ID: TA0002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/
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Technique:
- Name: Scripting
- ID: T1064
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1064/