sigma-rules/rules/windows/defense_evasion_suspicious_managedcode_host_process.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/08/21"
integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "m365_defender", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "crowdstrike"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2024/10/31"
min_stack_version = "8.14.0"
min_stack_comments = "Breaking change at 8.14.0 for the Windows Integration."

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies a suspicious managed code hosting process which could indicate code injection or other form of suspicious
code execution.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.file-*", "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*", "logs-m365_defender.event-*", "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*", "endgame-*", "logs-crowdstrike.fdr*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Suspicious Managed Code Hosting Process"
references = [
    "http://web.archive.org/web/20230329154538/https://blog.menasec.net/2019/07/interesting-difr-traces-of-net-clr.html",
]
risk_score = 73
rule_id = "acf738b5-b5b2-4acc-bad9-1e18ee234f40"
severity = "high"
tags = [
    "Domain: Endpoint",
    "OS: Windows",
    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
    "Tactic: Defense Evasion",
    "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
    "Data Source: Sysmon",
    "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint",
    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
    "Data Source: Elastic Endgame",
    "Data Source: Crowdstrike",
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"

query = '''
file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type != "deletion" and
  file.name : ("wscript.exe.log",
               "cscript.exe.log",
               "mshta.exe.log",
               "wmic.exe.log",
               "svchost.exe.log",
               "dllhost.exe.log",
               "cmstp.exe.log",
               "regsvr32.exe.log")
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1055"
name = "Process Injection"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"