Detection rules › YARA-L
MITRE ATT&CK T1570 Suspicious Command PSExec
Command-line execution of the PsExec tool on Windows
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Lateral Movement |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688: A new process has been created. |
Rule body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule mitre_attack_T1570_suspicious_command_psexec {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Command-line execution of the PsExec tool on Windows"
rule_id = "mr_b1c34e7b-79c2-4d44-a105-d8166f6fd2c5"
rule_name = "MITRE ATT&CK T1570 Suspicious Command PSExec"
tactic = "TA0008"
technique = "T1570"
type = "alert"
platform = "Windows"
data_source = "sentinelone"
severity = "Info"
priority = "Info"
events:
$process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
$process.principal.hostname = $hostname
re.regex($process.principal.process.command_line, `psexec`) nocase
match:
$hostname over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 15
$event_count = count_distinct($process.metadata.id)
// added to populate alert graph with additional context
// Commented out principal.hostname because it is already represented in graph as match variable. If match changes, can uncomment to add to results
//$principal_hostname = array_distinct($process.principal.hostname)
$principal_process_pid = array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid)
$principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line)
$principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256)
$principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path)
$principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
$target_process_pid = array_distinct($process.target.process.pid)
$target_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line)
$target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256)
$target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path)
$target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid)
condition:
$process
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $process event in the 5m window.
Events
$process
principal.process.command_line matches "psexec"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 15 |
event_count | count_distinct($process.metadata.id) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid) |
principal_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line) |
principal_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256) |
principal_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path) |
principal_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_pid | array_distinct($process.target.process.pid) |
target_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line) |
target_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256) |
target_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path) |
target_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_user_userid | array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid) |