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PDQ Deploy Remote Adminstartion Tool Execution

Status
test
Severity
medium
Log source
category process_creation, product windows
Author
frack113
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detect use of PDQ Deploy remote admin tool

Known false positives

  • Legitimate use

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Execution
Lateral Movement

Telemetry coverage

ProviderRecord / event type
SysmonEvent ID 1: Process creation

Rule body

title: PDQ Deploy Remote Adminstartion Tool Execution
id: d679950c-abb7-43a6-80fb-2a480c4fc450
related:
    - id: 12b8e9f5-96b2-41e1-9a42-8c6779a5c184
      type: similar
status: test
description: Detect use of PDQ Deploy remote admin tool
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/9e5b12c4912c07562aec7500447b11fa3e17e254/atomics/T1072/T1072.md
    - https://www.pdq.com/pdq-deploy/
author: frack113
date: 2022-10-01
modified: 2023-01-30
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.lateral-movement
    - attack.t1072
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - Description: PDQ Deploy Console
        - Product: PDQ Deploy
        - Company: PDQ.com
        - OriginalFileName: PDQDeployConsole.exe
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use
level: medium

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

selection

Stage 1: selection

selection:
    - Description: PDQ Deploy Console
    - Product: PDQ Deploy
    - Company: PDQ.com
    - OriginalFileName: PDQDeployConsole.exe

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.

FieldKindValuesSearch
Companyeq
  • PDQ.com
field:"Company" kind:eq value:"PDQ.com"
Descriptioneq
  • PDQ Deploy Console
field:"Description" kind:eq value:"PDQ Deploy Console"
OriginalFileNameeq
  • PDQDeployConsole.exe
field:"OriginalFileName" kind:eq value:"PDQDeployConsole.exe"
Producteq
  • PDQ Deploy
field:"Product" kind:eq value:"PDQ Deploy"