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+[metadata]
+creation_date = "2021/01/20"
+maturity = "production"
+updated_date = "2021/01/20"
+
+[rule]
+author = ["Elastic"]
+description = """
+Windows Component Object Model (COM) is an inter-process communication (IPC) component of the native Windows application
+programming interface (API) that enables interaction between software objects or executable code. Xwizard can be used to
+run a COM object created in registry to evade defensive counter measures.
+"""
+from = "now-9m"
+index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*", "logs-windows.*"]
+language = "eql"
+license = "Elastic License"
+name = "Execution of COM object via Xwizard"
+references = [
+    "https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Xwizard/",
+    "http://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2017/07/31/the-wizard-of-x-oppa-plugx-style/",
+]
+risk_score = 47
+rule_id = "1a6075b0-7479-450e-8fe7-b8b8438ac570"
+severity = "medium"
+tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Windows", "Threat Detection", "Execution"]
+type = "eql"
+
+query = '''
+process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
+ process.pe.original_file_name : "xwizard.exe" and
+ (
+   (process.args : "RunWizard" and process.args : "{*}") or
+   (process.executable != null and
+     not process.executable : ("C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\xwizard.exe", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\xwizard.exe")
+   )
+ )
+'''
+
+
+[[rule.threat]]
+framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
+[[rule.threat.technique]]
+id = "T1559"
+name = "Inter-Process Communication"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1559/"
+[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
+id = "T1559.001"
+name = "Component Object Model"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1559/001/"
+
+
+
+[rule.threat.tactic]
+id = "TA0002"
+name = "Execution"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
+