Query: rule covering Detects suspicious Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policy file creation from abnormal processes that could b
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policy file creation from abnormal processes that could b. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Potentially Suspicious WDAC Policy File Creation id: 1d2de8a6-4803-4fde-b85b-f58f3aa7a705 status: experimental description: 'Detects suspicious Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) policy file creation from abnormal processes that could be abused by attacker to block EDR/AV components while allowing their own malicious code to run on the system. ' references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/deployment/deploy-appcontrol-policies-using-group-policy - https://beierle.win/2024-12-20-Weaponizing-WDAC-Killing-the-Dreams-of-EDR/ - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/deployment/appcontrol-deployment-guide - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/deployment/deploy-appcontrol-policies-with-script - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-control/app-control-for-business/deployment/deploy-appcontrol-policies-with-memcm author: X__Junior date: 2025-02-07 modified: 2026-05-18 tags: - attack.defense-impairment logsource: category: file_event product: windows detection: selection_target: TargetFilename|contains: \Windows\System32\CodeIntegrity\ filter_main_images: Image|endswith: - \Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.exe - \WDAC Wizard.exe - C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7-preview\pwsh.exe - C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe - C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell_ise.exe - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dllhost.exe - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell_ise.exe - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe filter_main_cli: - CommandLine|contains|all: - ConvertFrom-CIPolicy -XmlFilePath - '-BinaryFilePath ' - CommandLine|contains: CiTool --update-policy - CommandLine|contains|all: - Copy-Item -Path - -Destination filter_main_system: Image: System filter_main_wuauclt: Image: C:\Windows\System32\wuauclt.exe filter_main_wuaucltcore: Image: - C:\Windows\UUS\arm64\wuaucltcore.exe - C:\Windows\UUS\Packages\Preview\arm64\wuaucltcore.exe condition: selection_target and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Administrators and security vendors could leverage WDAC, apply additional filters as needed. level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects a suspicious curl process start the adds a file to a web request. Logsource: linux / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious Curl File Upload - Linux id: 00b90cc1-17ec-402c-96ad-3a8117d7a582 related: - id: 00bca14a-df4e-4649-9054-3f2aa676bc04 type: derived status: test description: Detects a suspicious curl process start the adds a file to a web request references: - https://twitter.com/d1r4c/status/1279042657508081664 - https://medium.com/@petehouston/upload-files-with-curl-93064dcccc76 - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1105/T1105.md#atomic-test-19---curl-upload-file - https://curl.se/docs/manpage.html - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/i/how-malicious-actors-abuse-native-linux-tools-in-their-attacks.html author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Cedric MAURUGEON (Update) date: 2022-09-15 modified: 2023-05-02 tags: - attack.exfiltration - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1567 - attack.t1105 logsource: category: process_creation product: linux detection: selection_img: Image|endswith: /curl selection_cli: - CommandLine|contains: - ' --form' - ' --upload-file ' - ' --data ' - ' --data-' - CommandLine|re: \s-[FTd]\s filter_optional_localhost: CommandLine|contains: - ://localhost - ://127.0.0.1 condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Scripts created by developers and admins level: medium