blue-team-tools/rules-deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_cscript_vbs.yml

title: Visual Basic Script Execution
id: 23250293-eed5-4c39-b57a-841c8933a57d
status: deprecated
description: Adversaries may abuse Visual Basic (VB) for execution
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1059.005/T1059.005.md
author: frack113
date: 2022/01/02
modified: 2023/03/06
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1059.005
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_exe:
        - OriginalFileName:
            - 'cscript.exe'
            - 'wscript.exe'
        - Image|endswith:
            - '\cscript.exe'
            - '\wscript.exe'
    selection_script:
        CommandLine|contains: '.vbs'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium