# Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one # or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License # 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License # 2.0. # Name: Microsoft HTA tool (mshta.exe) with Network Callback # RTA: mshta_network.py # ATT&CK: T1170 # Description: Generates network traffic from mshta.exe from . import common from . import RtaMetadata HTA_FILE = common.get_path("bin", "beacon.hta") metadata = RtaMetadata( uuid="83465fca-25ae-4d6d-b747-c82cda75b0ae", platforms=["windows"], endpoint=[], siem=[ { "rule_id": "1fe3b299-fbb5-4657-a937-1d746f2c711a", "rule_name": "Unusual Network Activity from a Windows System Binary", }, {"rule_id": "c2d90150-0133-451c-a783-533e736c12d7", "rule_name": "Mshta Making Network Connections"}, {"rule_id": "a4ec1382-4557-452b-89ba-e413b22ed4b8", "rule_name": "Network Connection via Mshta"}, ], techniques=["T1127", "T1218"], ) @common.requires_os(*metadata.platforms) @common.dependencies(HTA_FILE) def main(): # http server will terminate on main thread exit # if daemon is True common.log("MsHta Beacon") server, ip, port = common.serve_web() common.clear_web_cache() new_callback = "http://%s:%d" % (ip, port) common.log("Updating the callback to %s" % new_callback) common.patch_regex(HTA_FILE, common.CALLBACK_REGEX, new_callback) mshta = "mshta.exe" common.execute([mshta, HTA_FILE], timeout=3, kill=True) server.shutdown() if __name__ == "__main__": exit(main())