sigma-rules/rules/windows/execution_unusual_process_network_connection.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/02/18"
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2020/11/03"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies network activity from unexpected system applications. This may indicate adversarial activity as these
applications are often leveraged by adversaries to execute code and evade detection.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License"
name = "Unusual Process Network Connection"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "610949a1-312f-4e04-bb55-3a79b8c95267"
severity = "low"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Windows", "Threat Detection", "Execution"]
type = "eql"

query = '''
sequence by process.entity_id
  [process where (process.name : "Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe" or
                  process.name : "bginfo.exe" or
                  process.name : "cdb.exe" or
                  process.name : "cmstp.exe" or
                  process.name : "csi.exe" or
                  process.name : "dnx.exe" or
                  process.name : "fsi.exe" or
                  process.name : "ieexec.exe" or
                  process.name : "iexpress.exe" or
                  process.name : "odbcconf.exe" or
                  process.name : "rcsi.exe" or
                  process.name : "xwizard.exe") and
     event.type == "start"]
  [network where (process.name : "Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe" or
                  process.name : "bginfo.exe" or
                  process.name : "cdb.exe" or
                  process.name : "cmstp.exe" or
                  process.name : "csi.exe" or
                  process.name : "dnx.exe" or
                  process.name : "fsi.exe" or
                  process.name : "ieexec.exe" or
                  process.name : "iexpress.exe" or
                  process.name : "odbcconf.exe" or
                  process.name : "rcsi.exe" or
                  process.name : "xwizard.exe")]
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1127"
name = "Trusted Developer Utilities Proxy Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1127/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"