Query: detect Detects the execution of an Office application that points to a document that is located in a trusted location. Attacker in logs
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of an Office application that points to a document that is located in a trusted location. Attacker. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potentially Suspicious Office Document Executed From Trusted Location id: f99abdf0-6283-4e71-bd2b-b5c048a94743 status: test description: Detects the execution of an Office application that points to a document that is located in a trusted location. Attackers often used this to avoid macro security and execute their malicious code. references: - Internal Research - https://twitter.com/Max_Mal_/status/1633863678909874176 - https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365-blog/new-security-hardening-policies-for-trusted-documents/ba-p/3023465 - https://twitter.com/_JohnHammond/status/1588155401752788994 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-06-21 modified: 2023-10-18 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1202 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent: ParentImage|endswith: - \explorer.exe - \dopus.exe selection_img: - Image|endswith: - \EXCEL.EXE - \POWERPNT.EXE - \WINWORD.exe - OriginalFileName: - Excel.exe - POWERPNT.EXE - WinWord.exe selection_trusted_location: CommandLine|contains: - \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates - \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\Startup\ - \Microsoft Office\root\Templates\ - \Microsoft Office\Templates\ filter_main_dotx: CommandLine|endswith: - .dotx - .xltx - .potx condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the creation of a named pipe matching a pattern used by CobaltStrike Malleable C2 profiles. Logsource: windows / pipe_created. Rule: title: CobaltStrike Named Pipe Pattern Regex id: 0e7163d4-9e19-4fa7-9be6-000c61aad77a related: - id: 85adeb13-4fc9-4e68-8a4a-c7cb2c336eb7 type: similar - id: d5601f8c-b26f-4ab0-9035-69e11a8d4ad2 type: similar status: test description: Detects the creation of a named pipe matching a pattern used by CobaltStrike Malleable C2 profiles references: - https://svch0st.medium.com/guide-to-named-pipes-and-hunting-for-cobalt-strike-pipes-dc46b2c5f575 - https://gist.github.com/MHaggis/6c600e524045a6d49c35291a21e10752 author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2021-07-30 modified: 2026-06-18 tags: - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.stealth - attack.t1055 logsource: product: windows category: pipe_created definition: Note that you have to configure logging for Named Pipe Events in Sysmon config (Event ID 17 and Event ID 18). The basic configuration is in popular sysmon configuration (https://github.com/SwiftOnSecurity/sysmon-config), but it is worth verifying. You can also use other repo, e.g. https://github.com/Neo23x0/sysmon-config, https://github.com/olafhartong/sysmon-modular You can also use other repo, e.g. https://github.com/Neo23x0/sysmon-config, https://github.com/olafhartong/sysmon-modular. How to test detection? You can always use Cobalt Strike, but also you can check powershell script from this site https://svch0st.medium.com/guide-to-named-pipes-and-hunting-for-cobalt-strike-pipes-dc46b2c5f575 detection: selection: - PipeName|re: \\mojo\.5688\.8052\.(?:183894939787088877|35780273329370473)[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\wkssvc_?[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\ntsvcs[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\DserNamePipe[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\SearchTextHarvester[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\mypipe-(?:f|h)[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\windows\.update\.manager[0-9a-f]{2,3} - PipeName|re: \\ntsvcs_[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\scerpc_?[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\PGMessagePipe[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\MsFteWds[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\f4c3[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\fullduplex_[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\msrpc_[0-9a-f]{4} - PipeName|re: \\win\\msrpc_[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\f53f[0-9a-f]{2}$ - PipeName|re: \\rpc_[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\spoolss_[0-9a-f]{2} - PipeName|re: \\Winsock2\\CatalogChangeListener-[0-9a-f]{3}-0, condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: critical