title: Webshell Detection With Command Line Keywords
id: bed2a484-9348-4143-8a8a-b801c979301c
description: Detects certain command line parameters often used during reconnaissance activity via web shells
author: Florian Roth
reference:
    - https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2013/08/breaking-down-the-china-chopper-web-shell-part-ii.html
date: 2017/01/01
modified: 2019/10/26
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1505.003
    - attack.privilege_escalation       # an old one
    - attack.t1100      # an old one
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage|endswith:
            - '\apache*'
            - '\tomcat*'
            - '\w3wp.exe'
            - '\php-cgi.exe'
            - '\nginx.exe'
            - '\httpd.exe'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'whoami'
            - 'net user '
            - 'ping -n '
            - 'systeminfo'
            - '&cd&echo'
            - 'cd /d'  # https://www.computerhope.com/cdhlp.htm
    condition: selection
fields:
    - CommandLine
    - ParentCommandLine
falsepositives:
    - unknown
level: high