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Suspicious Managed Code Hosting Process
editSuspicious Managed Code Hosting Process
editIdentifies a suspicious managed code hosting process which could indicate code injection or another form of suspicious code execution.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Defense Evasion
Version: 5
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editsequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=5m [process where event.type == "start" and process.name : ("wscript.exe", "cscript.exe", "mshta.exe", "wmic.exe", "regsvr32.exe", "svchost.exe", "dllhost.exe", "cmstp.exe")] [file where event.type != "deletion" and file.name : ("wscript.exe.log", "cscript.exe", "mshta.exe.log", "wmic.exe.log", "svchost.exe.log", "dllhost.exe.log", "cmstp.exe.log", "regsvr32.exe.log")]
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Process Injection
- ID: T1055
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055/