MSIExec Install MSI File (Sysmon)

id: '1117.1195'
title: MSIExec Install MSI File
description: 'The Windows Installer technology uses Msiexec.exe for installing MSI
  and MSP packages. This tool gives you full control over the installation process.
  -- Threat Actor Association: APT-K-47/Mysterious Elephant, APT36, TA505 -- Software
  Association: Clop, DirtyMoe, Hive, MirrorBlast, Qakbot/Qbot, Yellow Cockatoo/Jupiter
  Infostealer, Zloader -- LOLBAS -- Atomics T1218.007 Test #1 Atomics T1218.007 Test
  #2 Atomics T1218.007 Test #3 Atomics T1218.007 Test #4'
logic_format: Splunk
logic: '`get_endpoint_data` `get_endpoint_data_sysmon` (TERM(EventCode=1) OR "<EventID>1<"
  ) TERM(msiexec) ".msi" | regex process="(?i)(msiexec\.exe).*?\.\w{2,5}"| table _time,
  host, user parent_*, process, process_*, signature_id | bin span=1s | stats values(*)
  as * by _time, host '
techniques:
- defense-evasion:system binary proxy execution:msiexec
technique_id:
- T1218.007
data_category:
- Process command-line parameters
- Windows Sysmon
references:
- https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/05/21/ragnar-locker-ransomware-deploys-virtual-machine-to-dodge-security/