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SyncAppvPublishingServer VBS Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code
Executes arbitrary PowerShell code using SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth | T1216 System Script Proxy Execution, T1218 System Binary Proxy Execution |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Rule body yaml
title: SyncAppvPublishingServer VBS Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code
id: 36475a7d-0f6d-4dce-9b01-6aeb473bbaf1
status: test
description: Executes arbitrary PowerShell code using SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1216/T1216.md
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Syncappvpublishingserver/
author: frack113
date: 2021-07-16
modified: 2022-06-22
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218
- attack.t1216
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '\SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs'
- ';' # at a minimum, a semi-colon is required
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '\SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs'
- ';'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
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