Query: Sigma rule for Detects potentially suspicious child processes of Wscript/Cscript. These include processes such as rundll32 with uncommo
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects potentially suspicious child processes of Wscript/Cscript. These include processes such as rundll32 with uncommo. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Cscript/Wscript Potentially Suspicious Child Process id: b6676963-0353-4f88-90f5-36c20d443c6a status: test description: 'Detects potentially suspicious child processes of Wscript/Cscript. These include processes such as rundll32 with uncommon exports or PowerShell spawning rundll32 or regsvr32. Malware such as Pikabot and Qakbot were seen using similar techniques as well as many others. ' references: - Internal Research - https://github.com/pr0xylife/Pikabot/blob/fc58126127adf0f65e78f4eec59675523f48f086/Pikabot_30.10.2023.txt - https://github.com/pr0xylife/Pikabot/blob/fc58126127adf0f65e78f4eec59675523f48f086/Pikabot_22.12.2023.txt author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Alejandro Houspanossian ('@lekz86') date: 2023-05-15 modified: 2024-01-02 tags: - attack.execution logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent: ParentImage|endswith: - \wscript.exe - \cscript.exe selection_cli_script_main: Image|endswith: - \cmd.exe - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe selection_cli_script_option_mshta: CommandLine|contains|all: - mshta - http selection_cli_script_option_other: CommandLine|contains: - rundll32 - regsvr32 - msiexec selection_cli_standalone: Image|endswith: \rundll32.exe filter_main_rundll32_known_exports: Image|endswith: \rundll32.exe CommandLine|contains: - UpdatePerUserSystemParameters - PrintUIEntry - ClearMyTracksByProcess condition: selection_parent and ( selection_cli_standalone or (selection_cli_script_main and 1 of selection_cli_script_option_*) ) and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Some false positives might occur with admin or third party software scripts. Investigate and apply additional filters accordingly. level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects usage of the "Set-Service" powershell cmdlet to configure a new SecurityDescriptor that allows a service to be h. Logsource: windows / ps_script. Rule: title: Abuse of Service Permissions to Hide Services Via Set-Service - PS id: 953945c5-22fe-4a92-9f8a-a9edc1e522da related: - id: 514e4c3a-c77d-4cde-a00f-046425e2301e type: similar status: test description: Detects usage of the "Set-Service" powershell cmdlet to configure a new SecurityDescriptor that allows a service to be hidden from other utilities such as "sc.exe", "Get-Service"...etc. (Works only in powershell 7) references: - https://twitter.com/Alh4zr3d/status/1580925761996828672 - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-service?view=powershell-7.2 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-10-17 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.execution - attack.stealth - attack.t1574.011 logsource: product: windows category: ps_script definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled' detection: selection: ScriptBlockText|contains|all: - 'Set-Service ' - DCLCWPDTSD ScriptBlockText|contains: - '-SecurityDescriptorSddl ' - '-sd ' condition: selection falsepositives: - Rare intended use of hidden services - Rare FP could occur due to the non linearity of the ScriptBlockText log level: high