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[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/11/03"
integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2024/05/21"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies the use of Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) to execute commands from a remote host, which are
launched via the HTA Application COM Object. This behavior may indicate an attacker abusing a DCOM application to move
laterally while attempting to evade detection.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = [
"winlogbeat-*",
"logs-endpoint.events.process-*",
"logs-endpoint.events.network-*",
"logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Incoming DCOM Lateral Movement via MSHTA"
references = ["https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2018/07/lethalhta.html"]
risk_score = 73
rule_id = "622ecb68-fa81-4601-90b5-f8cd661e4520"
severity = "high"
tags = [
"Domain: Endpoint",
"OS: Windows",
"Use Case: Threat Detection",
"Tactic: Lateral Movement",
"Data Source: Elastic Defend",
"Data Source: Sysmon",
]
type = "eql"
query = '''
sequence with maxspan=1m
[process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
process.name : "mshta.exe" and process.args : "-Embedding"
] by host.id, process.entity_id
[network where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and process.name : "mshta.exe" and
network.direction : ("incoming", "ingress") and network.transport == "tcp" and
source.port > 49151 and destination.port > 49151 and source.ip != "127.0.0.1" and source.ip != "::1"
] by host.id, process.entity_id
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1021"
name = "Remote Services"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1021.003"
name = "Distributed Component Object Model"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/003/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0008"
name = "Lateral Movement"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1218"
name = "System Binary Proxy Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1218.005"
name = "Mshta"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/005/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"