[metadata] creation_date = "2024/03/27" integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "m365_defender"] maturity = "production" min_stack_comments = "Breaking change at 8.13.0 for SentinelOne Integration." min_stack_version = "8.13.0" updated_date = "2024/06/25" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ Identifies suspicious processes being spawned by the ScreenConnect client processes. This activity may indicate execution abusing unauthorized access to the ScreenConnect remote access software. """ from = "now-9m" index = ["logs-endpoint.events.process-*", "winlogbeat-*", "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*", "logs-system.security*", "endgame-*", "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*", "logs-m365_defender.event-*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License v2" name = "Suspicious ScreenConnect Client Child Process" references = ["https://www.huntress.com/blog/slashandgrab-screen-connect-post-exploitation-in-the-wild-cve-2024-1709-cve-2024-1708"] risk_score = 47 rule_id = "78de1aeb-5225-4067-b8cc-f4a1de8a8546" severity = "medium" tags = [ "Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Command and Control", "Resources: Investigation Guide", "Data Source: Elastic Endgame", "Data Source: Elastic Defend", "Data Source: Sysmon", "Data Source: SentinelOne", "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint" ] timestamp_override = "event.ingested" type = "eql" query = ''' process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and process.parent.name : ("ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe", "ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe", "ScreenConnect.WindowsBackstageShell.exe", "ScreenConnect.WindowsFileManager.exe") and ( (process.name : "powershell.exe" and process.args : ("-enc", "-ec", "-e", "*downloadstring*", "*Reflection.Assembly*", "*http*")) or (process.name : "cmd.exe" and process.args : "/c") or (process.name : "net.exe" and process.args : "/add") or (process.name : "schtasks.exe" and process.args : ("/create", "-create")) or (process.name : "sc.exe" and process.args : "create") or (process.name : "rundll32.exe" and not process.args : "url.dll,FileProtocolHandler") or (process.name : "msiexec.exe" and process.args : ("/i", "-i") and process.args : ("/q", "/quiet", "/qn", "-q", "-quiet", "-qn", "-Q+")) or process.name : ("mshta.exe", "certutil.exe", "bistadmin.exe", "certreq.exe", "wscript.exe", "cscript.exe", "curl.exe", "ssh.exe", "scp.exe", "wevtutil.exe", "wget.exe", "wmic.exe") ) ''' [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1219" name = "Remote Access Software" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1219/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0011" name = "Command and Control" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011/"