Query: Sigma rule for Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. Msiexec.exe is the command-line utility for
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. Msiexec.exe is the command-line utility for. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Msiexec Quiet Installation id: 79a87aa6-e4bd-42fc-a5bb-5e6fbdcd62f5 status: test description: 'Adversaries may abuse msiexec.exe to proxy execution of malicious payloads. Msiexec.exe is the command-line utility for the Windows Installer and is thus commonly associated with executing installation packages (.msi) ' references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1218.007/T1218.007.md - https://twitter.com/_st0pp3r_/status/1583914244344799235 author: frack113 date: 2022-01-16 modified: 2026-07-28 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218.007 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \msiexec.exe - OriginalFileName: msiexec.exe selection_cli: CommandLine|contains|windash: - -i - -package - -a - -j selection_quiet: CommandLine|contains|windash: -q filter_main_system_temp: ParentImage|startswith: C:\Windows\Temp\ filter_main_ccm: ParentImage: C:\Windows\CCM\Ccm32BitLauncher.exe IntegrityLevel: - System - S-1-16-16384 filter_optional_user_temp: ParentImage|startswith: C:\Users\ ParentImage|contains: \AppData\Local\Temp\ filter_optional_wsl: ParentImage|endswith: C:\Windows\System32\wsl.exe Image|endswith: C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_* falsepositives: - WindowsApps installing updates via the quiet flag level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of PingCastle, a tool designed to quickly assess the Active Directory security level via a script. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: PUA - PingCastle Execution From Potentially Suspicious Parent id: b37998de-a70b-4f33-b219-ec36bf433dc0 related: - id: b1cb4ab6-ac31-43f4-adf1-d9d08957419c type: derived status: test description: 'Detects the execution of PingCastle, a tool designed to quickly assess the Active Directory security level via a script located in a potentially suspicious or uncommon location. ' references: - https://github.com/vletoux/pingcastle - https://thedfirreport.com/2023/10/30/netsupport-intrusion-results-in-domain-compromise/ - https://github.com/fengjixuchui/Start-ADEnum/blob/e237a739db98b6104427d833004836507da36a58/Functions/Start-ADEnum.ps1#L450 - https://github.com/lkys37en/Start-ADEnum/blob/5b42c54215fe5f57fc59abc52c20487d15764005/Functions/Start-ADEnum.ps1#L680 - https://github.com/projectHULK/AD_Recon/blob/dde2daba9b3393a9388cbebda87068972cc0bd3b/SecurityAssessment.ps1#L2699 - https://github.com/802-1x/Compliance/blob/2e53df8b6e89686a0b91116b3f42c8f717dca820/Ping%20Castle/Get-PingCastle-HTMLComplianceReport.ps1#L8 - https://github.com/EvotecIT/TheDashboard/blob/481a9ce8f82f2fd55fe65220ee6486bae6df0c9d/Examples/RunReports/PingCastle.ps1 author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), X__Junior (Nextron Systems) date: 2024-01-11 tags: - attack.reconnaissance - attack.t1595 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_parent_ext: ParentCommandLine|contains: - .bat - .chm - .cmd - .hta - .htm - .html - .js - .lnk - .ps1 - .vbe - .vbs - .wsf selection_parent_path_1: ParentCommandLine|contains: - :\Perflogs\ - :\Temp\ - :\Users\Public\ - :\Windows\Temp\ - \AppData\Local\Temp - \AppData\Roaming\ - \Temporary Internet selection_parent_path_2: - ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - :\Users\ - \Favorites\ - ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - :\Users\ - \Favourites\ - ParentCommandLine|contains|all: - :\Users\ - \Contacts\ selection_cli: - Image|endswith: \PingCastle.exe - OriginalFileName: PingCastle.exe - Product: Ping Castle - CommandLine|contains: - --scanner aclcheck - --scanner antivirus - --scanner computerversion - --scanner foreignusers - --scanner laps_bitlocker - --scanner localadmin - --scanner nullsession - --scanner nullsession-trust - --scanner oxidbindings - --scanner remote - --scanner share - --scanner smb - --scanner smb3querynetwork - --scanner spooler - --scanner startup - --scanner zerologon - CommandLine|contains: --no-enum-limit - CommandLine|contains|all: - --healthcheck - --level Full - CommandLine|contains|all: