Detection rules › Sigma
Execute Files with Msdeploy.exe
Detects file execution using the msdeploy.exe lolbin
Known false positives
- System administrator Usage
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth |
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
title: Execute Files with Msdeploy.exe
id: 646bc99f-6682-4b47-a73a-17b1b64c9d34
status: test
description: Detects file execution using the msdeploy.exe lolbin
references:
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Msdeploy/
- https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/995837734379032576
- https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/999090532839313408
author: Beyu Denis, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-18
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'verb:sync'
- '-source:RunCommand'
- '-dest:runCommand'
Image|endswith: '\msdeploy.exe'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- System administrator Usage
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'verb:sync'
- '-source:RunCommand'
- '-dest:runCommand'
Image|endswith: '\msdeploy.exe'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match |
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with value:"\msdeploy.exe" |