Query: rule covering 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 creation of a file with the ".dmp"/".hdmp" extension by a shell or scripting application such as "cmd", "pow. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Potentially Suspicious DMP/HDMP File Creation id: aba15bdd-657f-422a-bab3-ac2d2a0d6f1c related: - id: 3a525307-d100-48ae-b3b9-0964699d7f97 type: similar status: test description: Detects the creation of a file with the ".dmp"/".hdmp" extension by a shell or scripting application such as "cmd", "powershell", etc. Often created by software during a crash. Memory dumps can sometimes contain sensitive information such as credentials. It's best to determine the source of the crash. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/wer/collecting-user-mode-dumps author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-09-07 tags: - attack.stealth logsource: category: file_event product: windows detection: selection: Image|endswith: - \cmd.exe - \cscript.exe - \mshta.exe - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - \wscript.exe TargetFilename|endswith: - .dmp - .dump - .hdmp condition: selection falsepositives: - Some administrative PowerShell or VB scripts might have the ability to collect dumps and move them to other folders which might trigger a false positive. level: medium regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_dump_file_susp_creation/info.yml