Query: Sigma YAML for windows / process_creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects a potentially suspicious parent of "csc.exe", which could be a sign of payload delivery.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Csc.EXE Execution Form Potentially Suspicious Parent id: b730a276-6b63-41b8-bcf8-55930c8fc6ee status: test description: Detects a potentially suspicious parent of "csc.exe", which could be a sign of payload delivery. references: - https://www.uptycs.com/blog/warzonerat-can-now-evade-with-process-hollowing - https://reaqta.com/2017/11/short-journey-darkvnc/ - https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/cybersecurity/cyber-threat-intelligence/yellow-liderc-ships-its-scripts-delivers-imaploader-malware.html author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), X__Junior (Nextron Systems) date: 2019-02-11 modified: 2026-03-23 tags: - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1059.005 - attack.t1059.007 - attack.t1218.005 - attack.t1027.004 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \csc.exe - OriginalFileName: csc.exe selection_parent_generic: ParentImage|endswith: - \cscript.exe - \excel.exe - \mshta.exe - \onenote.exe - \outlook.exe - \powerpnt.exe - \winword.exe - \wscript.exe selection_parent_powershell: ParentImage|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe ParentCommandLine|contains: - '-Encoded ' - FromBase64String selection_parent_susp_location: - ParentCommandLine|re: (?:[Pp]rogram[Dd]ata|%(?:[Ll]ocal)?[Aa]pp[Dd]ata%|\\[Aa]pp[Dd]ata\\(?:[Ll]ocal(?:[Ll]ow)?|[Rr]oaming))\\[^\\]{1,256}$ - ParentCommandLine|contains: - :\PerfLogs\ - :\Users\Public\ - :\Windows\Temp\ - \Temporary Internet - ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - :\Users\ - \Favorites\ - ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - :\Users\ - \Favourites\ - ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - :\Users\ - \Contacts\ - ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - :\Users\ - \Pictures\ filter_main_programfiles: ParentImage|startswith: - C:\Program Files (x86)\ - C:\Program Files\ filter_main_sdiagnhost: ParentImage: C:\Windows\System32\sdiagnhost.exe filter_main_w3p: ParentImage: C:\Windows\System32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe filter_optional_chocolatey: ParentImage: C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\choco.exe filter_optional_defender: ParentCommandLine|contains: \ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection filter_optional_ansible: ParentCommandLine|contains: - JwB7ACIAZgBhAGkAbABlAGQAIgA6AHQAcgB1AGUALAAiAG0AcwBnACIAOgAiAEEAbgBzAGkAYgBsAGUAIAByAGUAcQB1AGkAcgBlAHMAIABQAG8AdwBlAHIAUwBoAGUAbABsACAAdgAzAC4AMAAgAG8AcgAgAG4AZQB3AGUAcgAiAH0AJw - cAewAiAGYAYQBpAGwAZQBkACIAOgB0AHIAdQBlACwAIgBtAHMAZwAiADoAIgBBAG4AcwBpAGIAbABlACAAcgBlAHEAdQBpAHIAZQBzAC
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious call to the "ShellExec_RunDLL" exported function of SHELL32.DLL through the ordinal number to launch. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious ShellExec_RunDLL Call Via Ordinal id: 8823e85d-31d8-473e-b7f4-92da070f0fc6 related: - id: d87bd452-6da1-456e-8155-7dc988157b7d type: derived status: test description: 'Detects suspicious call to the "ShellExec_RunDLL" exported function of SHELL32.DLL through the ordinal number to launch other commands. Adversary might only use the ordinal number in order to bypass existing detection that alert on usage of ShellExec_RunDLL on CommandLine. ' references: - https://redcanary.com/blog/raspberry-robin/ - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/10/27/raspberry-robin-worm-part-of-larger-ecosystem-facilitating-pre-ransomware-activity/ - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/1009 - https://strontic.github.io/xcyclopedia/library/shell32.dll-65DA072F25DE83D9F83653E3FEA3644D.html author: Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel date: 2024-12-01 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218.011 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent_img: ParentCommandLine|contains: SHELL32.DLL selection_parent_ordinal: ParentCommandLine|contains: - '#568' - '#570' - '#572' - '#576' selection_susp_cli_parent: - ParentCommandLine|contains: - comspec - iex - Invoke- - msiexec - odbcconf - regsvr32 - ParentCommandLine|contains: - \Desktop\ - \ProgramData\ - \Temp\ - \Users\Public\ selection_susp_child_img: Image|endswith: - \bash.exe - \bitsadmin.exe - \cmd.exe - \cscript.exe - \curl.exe - \mshta.exe - \msiexec.exe - \msxsl.exe - \odbcconf.exe - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - \regsvr32.exe - \schtasks.exe - \wmic.exe - \wscript.exe condition: all of selection_parent_* and 1 of selection_susp_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high