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Remotely Hosted HTA File Executed Via Mshta.EXE
Detects execution of the "mshta" utility with an argument containing the "http" keyword, which could indicate that an attacker is executing a remotely hosted malicious hta file
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth | T1218.005 System Binary Proxy Execution: Mshta |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
Rule body yaml
title: Remotely Hosted HTA File Executed Via Mshta.EXE
id: b98d0db6-511d-45de-ad02-e82a98729620
status: test
description: Detects execution of the "mshta" utility with an argument containing the "http" keyword, which could indicate that an attacker is executing a remotely hosted malicious hta file
references:
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/e/avoslocker-ransomware-variant-abuses-driver-file-to-disable-anti-Virus-scans-log4shell.html
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-08-08
modified: 2023-02-06
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218.005
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\mshta.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'MSHTA.EXE'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains:
- 'http://'
- 'https://'
- 'ftp://'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
all of selection_*Stage 1: selection_img
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\mshta.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'MSHTA.EXE'
Stage 2: selection_cli
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains:
- 'http://'
- 'https://'
- 'ftp://'
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 |
|
Image | ends_with |
|
OriginalFileName | eq |
|