title: MSHTA Spwaned by SVCHOST
id: ed5d72a6-f8f4-479d-ba79-02f6a80d7471
status: test
description: Detects MSHTA.EXE spwaned by SVCHOST as seen in LethalHTA and described in report
author: Markus Neis
references:
  - https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2018/07/lethalhta.html
date: 2018/06/07
modified: 2021/11/27
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
    Image|endswith: '\mshta.exe'
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Unknown
level: high
tags:
  - attack.defense_evasion
  - attack.t1218.005
