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splunk-security_content/dev/endpoint/suspicious_msbuild_spawn.yml
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name: Suspicious MSBuild Spawn
id: a115fba6-5514-11eb-ae93-0242ac130002
version: 2
date: '2021-01-12'
author: Michael Haag, Splunk
status: production
type: TTP
description: The following analytic identifies wmiprvse.exe spawning msbuild.exe.
This behavior is indicative of a COM object being utilized to spawn msbuild from
wmiprvse.exe. It is common for MSBuild.exe to be spawned from devenv.exe while using
Visual Studio. In this instance, there will be command line arguments and file paths.
In a malicious instance, MSBuild.exe will spawn from non-standard processes and
have no command line arguments. For example, MSBuild.exe spawning from explorer.exe,
powershell.exe is far less common and should be investigated.
data_source:
- Sysmon Event ID 1
search:
selection1:
ParentImage: wmiprvse.exe
selection2:
OriginalFileName: MSBuild.exe
selection3:
Image|endswith: msbuild.exe
condition: selection1 and selection2 and selection3
how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search you need to be ingesting information
on process that include the name of the process responsible for the changes from
your endpoints into the `Endpoint` datamodel in the `Processes` node. In addition,
confirm the latest CIM App 4.20 or higher is installed and the latest TA for the
endpoint product.
known_false_positives: Although unlikely, some legitimate applications may exhibit
this behavior, triggering a false positive.
references:
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Msbuild/
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1127.001/T1127.001.md
tags:
analytic_story:
- Trusted Developer Utilities Proxy Execution MSBuild
- Living Off The Land
asset_type: Endpoint
confidence: 60
impact: 70
message: Suspicious msbuild.exe process executed on $dest$ by $user$
mitre_attack_id:
- T1127
- T1127.001
observable:
- name: dest
type: Endpoint
role:
- Victim
- name: User
type: User
role:
- Victim
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
risk_score: 42
security_domain: endpoint
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1127.001/windows-sysmon.log
source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
sourcetype: xmlwineventlog
update_timestamp: true