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P4T12ICK
63 lines
2.0 KiB
YAML
63 lines
2.0 KiB
YAML
name: Suspicious mshta spawn
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id: 4d33a488-5b5f-11eb-ae93-0242ac130002
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version: 2
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date: '2021-01-20'
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author: Michael Haag, Splunk
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status: production
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type: TTP
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description: The following analytic identifies wmiprvse.exe spawning mshta.exe. This
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behavior is indicative of a DCOM object being utilized to spawn mshta from wmiprvse.exe
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or svchost.exe. In this instance, adversaries may use LethalHTA that will spawn
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mshta.exe from svchost.exe.
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data_source:
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- Sysmon Event ID 1
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search:
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selection1:
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ParentImage:
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- svchost.exe
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- wmiprvse.exe
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selection2:
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OriginalFileName: MSHTA.EXE
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selection3:
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Image|endswith: mshta.exe
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condition: (selection1) and selection2 and selection3
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how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search you need to be ingesting information
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on process that include the name of the process responsible for the changes from
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your endpoints into the `Endpoint` datamodel in the `Processes` node. In addition,
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confirm the latest CIM App 4.20 or higher is installed and the latest TA for the
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endpoint product.
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known_false_positives: Although unlikely, some legitimate applications may exhibit
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this behavior, triggering a false positive.
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references:
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- https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2018/07/lethalhta.html
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- https://github.com/redcanaryco/AtomicTestHarnesses
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- https://redcanary.com/blog/introducing-atomictestharnesses/
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tags:
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analytic_story:
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- Suspicious MSHTA Activity
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- Living Off The Land
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asset_type: Endpoint
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confidence: 60
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impact: 70
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message: mshta.exe spawned by wmiprvse.exe on $dest$
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mitre_attack_id:
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- T1218
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- T1218.005
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observable:
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- name: dest
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type: Endpoint
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role:
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- Victim
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product:
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- Splunk Enterprise
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- Splunk Enterprise Security
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- Splunk Cloud
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risk_score: 42
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security_domain: endpoint
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tests:
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- name: True Positive Test
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attack_data:
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- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1218.005/atomic_red_team/windows-sysmon.log
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source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
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sourcetype: xmlwineventlog
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