Query: alert when Detects uncommon target processes for remote thread creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects uncommon target processes for remote thread creation. Logsource: windows / create_remote_thread. Rule: title: Remote Thread Creation In Uncommon Target Image id: a1a144b7-5c9b-4853-a559-2172be8d4a03 related: - id: f016c716-754a-467f-a39e-63c06f773987 type: obsolete status: test description: Detects uncommon target processes for remote thread creation references: - https://web.archive.org/web/20220319032520/https://blog.redbluepurple.io/offensive-research/bypassing-injection-detection author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-03-16 modified: 2025-07-04 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.stealth - attack.t1055.003 logsource: product: windows category: create_remote_thread detection: selection: TargetImage|endswith: - \calc.exe - \calculator.exe - \mspaint.exe - \notepad.exe - \ping.exe - \sethc.exe - \spoolsv.exe - \wordpad.exe - \write.exe filter_main_csrss: SourceImage: C:\Windows\System32\csrss.exe filter_main_notepad: SourceImage: - C:\Windows\System32\explorer.exe - C:\Windows\System32\OpenWith.exe TargetImage: C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe filter_main_sethc: SourceImage: C:\Windows\System32\AtBroker.exe TargetImage: C:\Windows\System32\Sethc.exe filter_optional_aurora_1: StartFunction: EtwpNotificationThread filter_optional_aurora_2: SourceImage|contains: unknown process filter_optional_vmtoolsd: SourceImage: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe StartFunction: GetCommandLineW TargetImage: - C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe filter_optional_xerox_pjems: SourceImage: C:\Program Files\Xerox\XeroxPrintExperience\CommonFiles\XeroxPrintJobEventManagerService.exe StartFunction: LoadLibraryW TargetImage: C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the use of the "Get-ADComputer" cmdlet in order to identify systems which are configured for unconstrained deleg. Logsource: windows / ps_script. Rule: title: Potential Unconstrained Delegation Discovery Via Get-ADComputer - ScriptBlock id: cdfa73b6-3c9d-4bb8-97f8-ddbd8921f5c5 status: experimental description: Detects the use of the "Get-ADComputer" cmdlet in order to identify systems which are configured for unconstrained delegation. references: - https://pentestlab.blog/2022/03/21/unconstrained-delegation/ - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/activedirectory/get-adcomputer?view=windowsserver2022-ps author: frack113 date: 2025-03-05 tags: - attack.reconnaissance - attack.discovery - attack.credential-access - attack.t1018 - attack.t1558 - attack.t1589.002 logsource: product: windows category: ps_script definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enable' detection: selection: ScriptBlockText|contains: - -Properties*TrustedForDelegation - -Properties*TrustedToAuthForDelegation - -Properties*msDS-AllowedToDelegateTo - -Properties*PrincipalsAllowedToDelegateToAccount - -LDAPFilter*(userAccountControl:1.2.840.113556.1.4.803:=524288) condition: selection falsepositives: - Legitimate use of the library for administrative activity level: medium