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C# IL Code Compilation Via Ilasm.EXE

Status
test
Severity
medium
Log source
category process_creation, product windows
Author
frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects the use of "Ilasm.EXE" in order to compile C# intermediate (IL) code to EXE or DLL.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Telemetry coverage

ProviderRecord / event type
SysmonEvent ID 1: Process creation

Rule body

title: C# IL Code Compilation Via Ilasm.EXE
id: 850d55f9-6eeb-4492-ad69-a72338f65ba4
status: test
description: Detects the use of "Ilasm.EXE" in order to compile C# intermediate (IL) code to EXE or DLL.
references:
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Ilasm/
    - https://www.echotrail.io/insights/search/ilasm.exe
author: frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-05-07
modified: 2022-05-16
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1127
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\ilasm.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'ilasm.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' /dll'
            - ' /exe'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

all of selection_*

Stage 1: selection_img

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\ilasm.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'ilasm.exe'

Stage 2: selection_cli

selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' /dll'
        - ' /exe'

Indicators

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