[metadata]
creation_date = "2021/01/20"
integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "m365_defender"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2024/10/15"
min_stack_version = "8.14.0"
min_stack_comments = "Breaking change at 8.14.0 for the Windows Integration."

[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.process-*",
    "logs-windows.forwarded*",
    "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
    "endgame-*",
    "logs-system.security*",
    "logs-m365_defender.event-*",
    "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
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 = [
    "Domain: Endpoint",
    "OS: Windows",
    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
    "Tactic: Execution",
    "Data Source: Elastic Endgame",
    "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
    "Data Source: System",
    "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint",
    "Data Source: Sysmon",
    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"

query = '''
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
 (process.name : "xwizard.exe" or ?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/"