Suspicious Managed Code Hosting Processedit
Identifies a suspicious managed code hosting process which could indicate code injection or other form of suspicious code execution.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.file-*
- logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Defense Evasion
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
- Data Source: Sysmon
Version: 108
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type != "deletion" and
file.name : ("wscript.exe.log",
"cscript.exe.log",
"mshta.exe.log",
"wmic.exe.log",
"svchost.exe.log",
"dllhost.exe.log",
"cmstp.exe.log",
"regsvr32.exe.log")
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Process Injection
- ID: T1055
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055/