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Executable Create Script Process (Sysmon)
A BAT file is a DOS batch file used to execute commands with the Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe), this usecase will detect common scripting type like bat, sh, and ps1 with an executable parent
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | |
| Collection | |
| Exfiltration |
References
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
Rule body
id: '1116.1192'
title: Executable Create Script Process
description: 'A BAT file is a DOS batch file used to execute commands with the Windows
Command Prompt (cmd.exe), this usecase will detect common scripting type like bat,
sh, and ps1 with an executable parent. -- Threat Actor Association: APT28 (aka.Fancy
Bear, Fighting Ursa, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, TA422, STRONTIUM), APT29/Nobelium/Cozy
Bear, APT31, APT35/Phosphorus/Magic Hound, APT41, APT43, Blind Eagle/APT-C-36, FIN8,
Gamaredon Group/Shuckworm, GoldenJackal, Karakurt, Mustang Panda (aka. Stately Taurus//Earth
Preta/BRONZE PRESIDENT/TA416/RedDelta), Redfly, TA413, UAC-0057 (GhostWriter), Vice
Society, Volt Typhoon, Winter Vivern, Witchetty, Wizard Spider -- Software Association:
ALPHV/BlackCat, AvosLocker, Bazarloader, BianLian, Black Basta, Blackbyte, Clop,
Conti, Dharma, Emotet, Hive, LV, Prestige, PYSA/Mespinoza, Quantum, Rhysida, Royal,
Snatch, Vice Society, TargetCompany, Trigona, XingLocker, Zloader - Atomics T1547.001
Test#6 - #TrendingThreat #Russia #Ukraine'
logic_format: Splunk
logic: '`get_endpoint_data` `get_endpoint_data_sysmon` EventCode=1 (TERM("exe") AND
(TERM(".bat") OR TERM(".ps1") OR TERM(".sh"))) | regex process_name="(?i)\w+\.(exe)"|
regex process="(?i)\w+\.(bat|ps1|sh)" | table _time, host, user, signature_id, dest_port,
process, process_name, parent_process_name, parent_process | bin span=1s | stats
values(*) as * by _time, host, process | eventstats c(process) as c_process | where
c_process<10 '
techniques:
- execution:command and scripting interpreter
- exfiltration:automated exfiltration
- execution:command and scripting interpreter:windows command shell
- collection:automated collection
technique_id:
- T1059
- T1020
- T1059.003
- T1119
data_category:
- Windows Sysmon
references:
- https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/05/targeted_attacksaga.html
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: search
`get_endpoint_data` `get_endpoint_data_sysmon` EventCode=1 (TERM("exe") AND (TERM(".bat") OR TERM(".ps1") OR TERM(".sh")))
Stage 2: regex
| regex process_name="(?i)\w+\.(exe)"
Stage 3: regex
| regex process="(?i)\w+\.(bat|ps1|sh)"
Stage 4: table
| table _time, host, user, signature_id, dest_port, process, process_name, parent_process_name, parent_process
Stage 5: bucket
| bin span=1s
Stage 6: stats
| stats values(*) as * by _time, host, process
Stage 7: eventstats
| eventstats c(process) as c_process
Stage 8: where
| where c_process<10
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
EventCode | eq |
| field:"EventID" kind:eq value:"1" |
c_process | lt |
| field:"c_process" kind:lt value:"10" |
process | regex_match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:regex_match |
process_name | regex_match |
| field:"process_name" kind:regex_match |
Search terms
These SPL tokens match against raw event text.
| Stage | Term |
|---|---|
| 1 | "exe" |
| 1 | ".bat" |
| 1 | ".ps1" |
| 1 | ".sh" |