Query: alert when 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: Detect set UseActionCenterExperience to 0 to disable the Windows security center notification. Logsource: windows / registry_set. Rule: title: Disable Windows Security Center Notifications id: 3ae1a046-f7db-439d-b7ce-b8b366b81fa6 status: test description: Detect set UseActionCenterExperience to 0 to disable the Windows security center notification references: - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/40b77d63808dd4f4eafb83949805636735a1fd15/atomics/T1112/T1112.md author: frack113 date: 2022-08-19 modified: 2023-08-17 tags: - attack.persistence - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1112 logsource: category: registry_set product: windows detection: selection: TargetObject|endswith: Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\UseActionCenterExperience Details: DWORD (0x00000000) condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: medium regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_disable_security_center_notifications/info.yml simulation: - type: atomic-red-team name: Disable Windows Security Center Notifications technique: T1112 atomic_guid: 45914594-8df6-4ea9-b3cc-7eb9321a807e