sigma-rules/rules/windows/execution_suspicious_powershell_imgload.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/11/17"
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2021/03/08"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies the PowerShell engine being invoked by unexpected processes. Rather than executing PowerShell functionality
with powershell.exe, some attackers do this to operate more stealthily.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*", "winlogbeat-*", "logs-windows.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Suspicious PowerShell Engine ImageLoad"
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "852c1f19-68e8-43a6-9dce-340771fe1be3"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Windows", "Threat Detection", "Execution"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"

query = '''
library where dll.name : ("System.Management.Automation.ni.dll", "System.Management.Automation.dll") and
/* add false positives relevant to your environment here */
not process.executable : ("C:\\Windows\\System32\\RemoteFXvGPUDisablement.exe", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\sdiagnhost.exe", "C:\\Program Files*\\*.exe") and
  not process.name :
  (
    "Altaro.SubAgent.exe",
    "AppV_Manage.exe",
    "azureadconnect.exe",
    "CcmExec.exe",
    "configsyncrun.exe",
    "choco.exe",
    "ctxappvservice.exe",
    "DVLS.Console.exe",
    "edgetransport.exe",
    "exsetup.exe",
    "forefrontactivedirectoryconnector.exe",
    "InstallUtil.exe",
    "JenkinsOnDesktop.exe",
    "Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.ServiceManager.UI.Console.exe",
    "mmc.exe",
    "mscorsvw.exe",
    "msexchangedelivery.exe",
    "msexchangefrontendtransport.exe",
    "msexchangehmworker.exe",
    "msexchangesubmission.exe",
    "msiexec.exe",
    "MsiExec.exe",
    "noderunner.exe",
    "NServiceBus.Host.exe",
    "NServiceBus.Host32.exe",
    "NServiceBus.Hosting.Azure.HostProcess.exe",
    "OuiGui.WPF.exe",
    "powershell.exe",
    "powershell_ise.exe",
    "pwsh.exe",
    "SCCMCliCtrWPF.exe",
    "ScriptEditor.exe",
    "ScriptRunner.exe",
    "sdiagnhost.exe",
    "servermanager.exe",
    "setup100.exe",
    "ServiceHub.VSDetouredHost.exe",
    "SPCAF.Client.exe",
    "SPCAF.SettingsEditor.exe",
    "SQLPS.exe",
    "telemetryservice.exe",
    "UMWorkerProcess.exe",
    "w3wp.exe",
    "wsmprovhost.exe"
  )
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1059"
name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.001"
name = "PowerShell"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001/"



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