diff --git a/detections/endpoint/mshtml_module_load_in_office_product.yml b/detections/endpoint/mshtml_module_load_in_office_product.yml
index 68a44f7e94..15c2447648 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/mshtml_module_load_in_office_product.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/mshtml_module_load_in_office_product.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: MSHTML Module Load in Office Product
id: 5f1c168e-118b-11ec-84ff-acde48001122
-version: 4
-date: '2023-01-24'
+version: 5
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Mauricio Velazco, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description: The following detection identifies the module load of mshtml.dll in
malicious document will load ActiveX, which activates the MSHTML component. The
vulnerability resides in the MSHTML component. During triage, identify parallel
processes and capture any file modifications for analysis.
-search: '`sysmon` EventID=7 parent_process_name IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","wordpad.exe","wordview.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe")
+search: '`sysmon` EventID=7 parent_process_name IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","wordpad.exe","wordview.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe", "msaccess.exe")
ImageLoaded IN ("*\\mshtml.dll", "*\\Microsoft.mshtml.dll","*\\IE.Interop.MSHTML.dll","*\\MshtmlDac.dll","*\\MshtmlDed.dll","*\\MshtmlDer.dll")
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by Computer, process_name,
ImageLoaded, OriginalFileName, ProcessGuid | rename Computer as dest | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_application_drop_executable.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_application_drop_executable.yml
index 34849ad7a0..b7d79f1053 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_application_drop_executable.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_application_drop_executable.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Application Drop Executable
id: 73ce70c4-146d-11ec-9184-acde48001122
-version: 3
-date: '2023-01-24'
+version: 4
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Michael Haag, Splunk, TheLawsOfChaos, Github
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description: This search is to detect a suspicious MS office application that dr
but still this behavior is reallly suspicious and not commonly seen in normal office
application
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Processes
- where Processes.process_name IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","wordpad.exe","wordview.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe")
+ where Processes.process_name IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","wordpad.exe","wordview.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe","msaccess.exe")
by _time span=1h Processes.process_id Processes.process_name Processes.process Processes.dest
Processes.process_guid | `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` |join process_guid, _time [| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count
min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Filesystem
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_application_spawn_regsvr32_process.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_application_spawn_regsvr32_process.yml
index 81f1342f70..3702c0f57f 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_application_spawn_regsvr32_process.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_application_spawn_regsvr32_process.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Application Spawn Regsvr32 process
id: 2d9fc90c-f11f-11eb-9300-acde48001122
-version: 3
-date: '2022-01-24'
+version: 4
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description: this detection was designed to identifies suspicious spawned proces
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where (Processes.parent_process_name
= "winword.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "excel.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name
- = "powerpnt.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "outlook.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenote.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenotem.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteviewer.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteim.exe") `process_regsvr32`
+ = "powerpnt.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "outlook.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenote.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenotem.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteviewer.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteim.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name="msaccess.exe") `process_regsvr32`
by Processes.parent_process_name Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
Processes.original_file_name Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.process_guid
Processes.user Processes.dest | `drop_dm_object_name("Processes")` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_application_spawn_rundll32_process.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_application_spawn_rundll32_process.yml
index e63fe5e197..bfb3027c4f 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_application_spawn_rundll32_process.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_application_spawn_rundll32_process.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Application Spawn rundll32 process
id: 958751e4-9c5f-11eb-b103-acde48001122
-version: 3
-date: '2023-01-23'
+version: 4
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ description: This detection was designed to identify suspicious spawned processe
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where (Processes.parent_process_name
= "winword.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "excel.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name
- = "powerpnt.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name= "onenote.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenotem.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteviewer.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteim.exe") AND `process_rundll32` by Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
+ = "powerpnt.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name= "onenote.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenotem.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteviewer.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteim.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "msaccess.exe") AND `process_rundll32` by Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
Processes.process_id Processes.process_guid Processes.process Processes.user Processes.dest
| `drop_dm_object_name("Processes")` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` |`security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `office_application_spawn_rundll32_process_filter`'
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_document_creating_schedule_task.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_document_creating_schedule_task.yml
index 967f9c697d..d34affd828 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_document_creating_schedule_task.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_document_creating_schedule_task.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Document Creating Schedule Task
id: cc8b7b74-9d0f-11eb-8342-acde48001122
-version: 3
-date: '2023-01-23'
+version: 4
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ description: this search detects a potential malicious office document that crea
source. Was it schtasks.exe or via TaskService? Review the job created and the Command
to be executed. Capture any artifacts on disk and review. Identify any parallel
processes within the same timeframe to identify source.'
-search: '`sysmon` EventCode=7 parent_process_name IN ("WINWORD.EXE", "EXCEL.EXE", "POWERPNT.EXE","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe")
+search: '`sysmon` EventCode=7 parent_process_name IN ("WINWORD.EXE", "EXCEL.EXE", "POWERPNT.EXE","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe", "msaccess.exe")
ImageLoaded = "*\\taskschd.dll" | stats min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime
values(ImageLoaded) as AllImageLoaded count by Computer EventCode Image parent_process_name
ProcessId ProcessGuid | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_document_executing_macro_code.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_document_executing_macro_code.yml
index fe26bd7fc2..b942e897f4 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_document_executing_macro_code.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_document_executing_macro_code.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
name: Office Document Executing Macro Code
id: b12c89bc-9d06-11eb-a592-acde48001122
-version: 2
+version: 3
date: '2023-01-24'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: TTP
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description: this detection was designed to identifies suspicious office documen
or other malware component. It is really good practice to disable macro by default
to avoid automatically execute macro code while opening or closing a office document
files.
-search: '`sysmon` EventCode=7 parent_process_name IN ("WINWORD.EXE", "EXCEL.EXE", "POWERPNT.EXE","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe")
+search: '`sysmon` EventCode=7 parent_process_name IN ("WINWORD.EXE", "EXCEL.EXE", "POWERPNT.EXE","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe","msaccess.exe")
ImageLoaded IN ("*\\VBE7INTL.DLL","*\\VBE7.DLL", "*\\VBEUI.DLL") | stats min(_time)
as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime values(ImageLoaded) as AllImageLoaded count
by Computer EventCode Image process_name ProcessId ProcessGuid | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_document_spawned_child_process_to_download.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_document_spawned_child_process_to_download.yml
index dd2cc92bb1..b1988cf807 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_document_spawned_child_process_to_download.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_document_spawned_child_process_to_download.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Document Spawned Child Process To Download
id: 6fed27d2-9ec7-11eb-8fe4-aa665a019aa3
-version: 4
-date: '2023-01-23'
+version: 5
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ description: This search is to detect potential malicious office document execut
blend it to the normal noise in the infected machine to cover its track.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name
- IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe") Processes.process
+ IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe","msaccess.exe") Processes.process
IN ("*http:*","*https:*") NOT (Processes.original_file_name IN("firefox.exe", "chrome.exe","iexplore.exe","msedge.exe")) by
Processes.dest Processes.user Processes.parent_process_name Processes.process_name
Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.parent_process_id Processes.original_file_name
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawn_cmd_process.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawn_cmd_process.yml
index ca0cb623d9..0ecc2e3025 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawn_cmd_process.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawn_cmd_process.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Product Spawn CMD Process
id: b8b19420-e892-11eb-9244-acde48001122
-version: 3
-date: '2022-01-24'
+version: 4
+date: '2022-02-15'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ description: this search is to detect a suspicious office product process that s
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where (Processes.parent_process_name
= "winword.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name= "excel.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name
- = "powerpnt.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name= "onenote.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenotem.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteviewer.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteim.exe") `process_cmd` by Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
+ = "powerpnt.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name= "onenote.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenotem.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteviewer.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "onenoteim.exe" OR Processes.parent_process_name = "msaccess.exe") `process_cmd` by Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.process_guid Processes.user Processes.dest
Processes.original_file_name | `drop_dm_object_name("Processes")` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
|`security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `office_product_spawn_cmd_process_filter`'
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_bitsadmin.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_bitsadmin.yml
index 66dc9ab0ed..7d12e09132 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_bitsadmin.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_bitsadmin.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Product Spawning BITSAdmin
id: e8c591f4-a6d7-11eb-8cf7-acde48001122
-version: 3
-date: '2023-01-24'
+version: 4
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ description: The following detection identifies the latest behavior utilized by
for further activity.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name
- IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe") `process_bitsadmin`
+ IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe", "msaccess.exe") `process_bitsadmin`
by Processes.dest Processes.user Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
Processes.original_file_name Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.parent_process_id
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_certutil.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_certutil.yml
index 1d9a8688eb..c313dbbbb4 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_certutil.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_certutil.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Product Spawning CertUtil
id: 6925fe72-a6d5-11eb-9e17-acde48001122
-version: 3
-date: '2023-01-24'
+version: 4
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ description: The following detection identifies the latest behavior utilized by
for further activity.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name
- IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe") `process_certutil`
+ IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe","msaccess.exe") `process_certutil`
by Processes.dest Processes.user Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
Processes.original_file_name Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.parent_process_id
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_mshta.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_mshta.yml
index b3ead8c346..04cc9c9314 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_mshta.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_mshta.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Product Spawning MSHTA
id: 6078fa20-a6d2-11eb-b662-acde48001122
-version: 2
-date: '2023-01-24'
+version: 3
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ description: The following detection identifies the latest behavior utilized by
parallel processes for further activity.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name
- IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe", "onenote.exe","onenotem.exe") `process_mshta`
+ IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe", "onenote.exe","onenotem.exe", "msaccess.exe") `process_mshta`
by Processes.dest Processes.user Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
Processes.original_file_name Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.parent_process_id
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_rundll32_with_no_dll.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_rundll32_with_no_dll.yml
index 73838757d2..2c9dca93c5 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_rundll32_with_no_dll.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_rundll32_with_no_dll.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Product Spawning Rundll32 with no DLL
id: c661f6be-a38c-11eb-be57-acde48001122
-version: 3
-date: '2023-01-24'
+version: 4
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ description: The following detection identifies the latest behavior utilized by
additional parallel processes for further activity.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name
- IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe") `process_rundll32`
+ IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe", "msaccess.exe") `process_rundll32`
(Processes.process!=*.dll*) by Processes.dest Processes.user Processes.parent_process
Processes.process_name Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.parent_process_id
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_windows_script_host.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_windows_script_host.yml
index e75abecf22..9e8e05c3b7 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_windows_script_host.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_windows_script_host.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Product Spawning Windows Script Host
id: b3628a5b-8d02-42fa-a891-eebf2351cbe1
-version: 2
-date: '2023-01-24'
+version: 3
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ datamodel:
description: The following analytic will identify a Windows Office Product spawning WScript.exe or CScript.exe. Tuning may be required based on legitimate application usage that may spawn scripts from an Office product.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name
- IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe") Processes.process_name IN ("wscript.exe", "cscript.exe")
+ IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe", "msaccess.exe") Processes.process_name IN ("wscript.exe", "cscript.exe")
by Processes.dest Processes.user Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
Processes.original_file_name Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.parent_process_id
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_wmic.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_wmic.yml
index 3d55594d07..da784bda7c 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_wmic.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_product_spawning_wmic.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Product Spawning Wmic
id: ffc236d6-a6c9-11eb-95f1-acde48001122
-version: 4
-date: '2023-01-24'
+version: 5
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ description: The following detection identifies the latest behavior utilized by
activity.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name
- IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe") `process_wmic`
+ IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe","msaccess.exe") `process_wmic`
by Processes.dest Processes.user Processes.parent_process Processes.process_name
Processes.original_file_name Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.parent_process_id
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_product_writing_cab_or_inf.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_product_writing_cab_or_inf.yml
index 6bcb6a4450..2ab9331e42 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_product_writing_cab_or_inf.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_product_writing_cab_or_inf.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Product Writing cab or inf
id: f48cd1d4-125a-11ec-a447-acde48001122
-version: 3
-date: '2023-01-23'
+version: 4
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ description: The following analytic identifies behavior related to CVE-2021-4044
(.inf, .cab). During triage, review parallel processes and further activity on endpoint
to identify additional patterns. Retrieve the file modifications and analyze further.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Processes
- where Processes.process_name IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","wordpad.exe","wordview.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe")
+ where Processes.process_name IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","wordpad.exe","wordview.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe","msaccess.exe")
by _time span=1h Processes.process_id Processes.process_name Processes.process Processes.dest Processes.process_guid
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)`
|rename process_guid as proc_guid
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/office_spawning_control.yml b/detections/endpoint/office_spawning_control.yml
index e4b5103a9c..68cabf0a56 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/office_spawning_control.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/office_spawning_control.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Spawning Control
id: 053e027c-10c7-11ec-8437-acde48001122
-version: 2
-date: '2023-01-23'
+version: 3
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ description: The following detection identifies control.exe spawning from an off
identify further suspicious behavior
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name
- IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","wordpad.exe","wordview.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe")
+ IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","wordpad.exe","wordview.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe","msaccess.exe")
Processes.process_name=control.exe by Processes.dest Processes.user Processes.parent_process
Processes.process_name Processes.process Processes.process_id Processes.parent_process_id
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`|
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/ssa___office_product_spawning_windows_script_host.yml b/detections/endpoint/ssa___office_product_spawning_windows_script_host.yml
index 10382c2285..c611946539 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/ssa___office_product_spawning_windows_script_host.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/ssa___office_product_spawning_windows_script_host.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Office Product Spawning Windows Script Host
id: 3ea3851a-8736-41a0-bc09-7e4485b48fa6
-version: 1
-date: '2022-10-12'
+version: 2
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ search: '| from read_ssa_enriched_events() | eval timestamp=parse_long(ucast(map
null), parent_process_name=lower(ucast(map_get(input_event, "parent_process_name"), "string",
null)), event_id=ucast(map_get(input_event, "event_id"), "string", null) | where
cmd_line IS NOT NULL AND process_name IS NOT NULL AND parent_process_name IS NOT
- NULL | where (like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\winword.exe") OR like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\excel.exe") OR like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\powerpnt.exe") OR like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\mspub.exe") OR like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\visio.exe")) AND (process_name="wscript.exe" OR
+ NULL | where (like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\winword.exe") OR like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\excel.exe") OR like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\powerpnt.exe") OR like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\mspub.exe") OR like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\visio.exe") OR like(parent_process_name, "%\\\\msaccess.exe")) AND (process_name="wscript.exe" OR
process_name="cscript.exe")
| eval start_time=timestamp, end_time=timestamp, entities=mvappend(ucast(map_get(input_event,
"dest_user_id"), "string", null), ucast(map_get(input_event, "dest_device_id"),
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/ssa___prohibited_apps_spawning_cmdprompt.yml b/detections/endpoint/ssa___prohibited_apps_spawning_cmdprompt.yml
index b2e285d4be..18da1b78c7 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/ssa___prohibited_apps_spawning_cmdprompt.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/ssa___prohibited_apps_spawning_cmdprompt.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Detect Prohibited Applications Spawning cmd exe
id: c10a18cb-fd80-4ffa-a844-25026e0a0c94
-version: 3
-date: '2022-03-01'
+version: 4
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Ignacio Bermudez Corrales, Splunk
type: Anomaly
datamodel:
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ search: '| from read_ssa_enriched_events() | eval timestamp=parse_long(ucast(map
dest_device_id=ucast(map_get(input_event, "dest_device_id"), "string", null), event_id=ucast(map_get(input_event,"event_id"),
"string", null) | where process_name="cmd.exe" | rex field=parent_process_name "(?[^\\\\]+)$"
| where ParentBaseFileName="winword.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="excel.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="outlook.exe"
- OR ParentBaseFileName="powerpnt.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="visio.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="mspub.exe"
+ OR ParentBaseFileName="powerpnt.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="visio.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="mspub.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="msaccess.exe"
OR ParentBaseFileName="acrobat.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="acrord32.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="iexplore.exe"
OR ParentBaseFileName="opera.exe" OR ParentBaseFileName="firefox.exe" OR (ParentBaseFileName="java.exe"
AND (parent_process_name IS NOT NULL AND match_regex(parent_process_name, /(?i)patch1-Hotfix1a/)=false))
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/windows_office_product_spawning_msdt.yml b/detections/endpoint/windows_office_product_spawning_msdt.yml
index 3d383b510f..ecc77c891a 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/windows_office_product_spawning_msdt.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/windows_office_product_spawning_msdt.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: Windows Office Product Spawning MSDT
id: 127eba64-c981-40bf-8589-1830638864a7
-version: 2
-date: '2023-01-23'
+version: 3
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Michael Haag, Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: TTP
datamodel:
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ description: The following analytic identifies a Microsoft Office product spawni
processes including PowerShell and CertUtil.
search: '| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.parent_process_name
- IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","outlook.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe")
+ IN ("winword.exe","excel.exe","powerpnt.exe","outlook.exe","mspub.exe","visio.exe","onenote.exe","onenotem.exe","onenoteviewer.exe","onenoteim.exe","msaccess.exe")
Processes.process_name=msdt.exe by Processes.dest Processes.user Processes.parent_process
Processes.process_name Processes.original_file_name Processes.process Processes.process_id
Processes.parent_process_id | `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`|
diff --git a/detections/endpoint/windows_spearphishing_attachment_connect_to_none_ms_office_domain.yml b/detections/endpoint/windows_spearphishing_attachment_connect_to_none_ms_office_domain.yml
index cf9810daa7..7fe24bda10 100644
--- a/detections/endpoint/windows_spearphishing_attachment_connect_to_none_ms_office_domain.yml
+++ b/detections/endpoint/windows_spearphishing_attachment_connect_to_none_ms_office_domain.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
name: 'Windows Spearphishing Attachment Connect To None MS Office Domain'
id: 1cb40e15-cffa-45cc-abbd-e35884a49766
-version: 1
-date: '2023-01-27'
+version: 2
+date: '2023-02-15'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
type: Hunting
datamodel:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ description: this detection was designed to identifies suspicious office documen
This hunting query can a good pivot or guide to check what URL link it tries to connect, what domain, where the documents came from and
how the connection happens.
search: '`sysmon` EventCode=22 Image IN ("*\\winword.exe","*\\excel.exe","*\\powerpnt.exe","*\\mspub.exe","*\\visio.exe","*\\wordpad.exe","*\\wordview.exe","*\\onenote.exe",
- "*\\onenotem.exe","*\\onenoteviewer.exe","*\\onenoteim.exe")
+ "*\\onenotem.exe","*\\onenoteviewer.exe","*\\onenoteim.exe", "*\\msaccess.exe")
AND NOT(QueryName IN ("*.office.com", "*.office.net"))
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by Image QueryName QueryResults QueryStatus Computer
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`