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[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/11/27"
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2021/03/08"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies use of the built-in Windows script interpreters (cscript.exe or wscript.exe) being used to execute a process
via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). This may be indicative of malicious activity.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*", "logs-windows.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Windows Script Interpreter Executing Process via WMI"
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "b64b183e-1a76-422d-9179-7b389513e74d"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Windows", "Threat Detection", "Initial Access"]
type = "eql"
query = '''
sequence by host.id with maxspan = 5s
[library where dll.name : "wmiutils.dll" and process.name : ("wscript.exe", "cscript.exe")]
[process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
process.parent.name : "wmiprvse.exe" and
user.domain != "NT AUTHORITY" and
(process.pe.original_file_name :
(
"cscript.exe",
"wscript.exe",
"PowerShell.EXE",
"Cmd.Exe",
"MSHTA.EXE",
"RUNDLL32.EXE",
"REGSVR32.EXE",
"MSBuild.exe",
"InstallUtil.exe",
"RegAsm.exe",
"RegSvcs.exe",
"msxsl.exe",
"CONTROL.EXE",
"EXPLORER.EXE",
"Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe",
"msiexec.exe"
) or
process.executable : ("C:\\Users\\*.exe", "C:\\ProgramData\\*.exe")
)
]
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1566"
name = "Phishing"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1566.001"
name = "Spearphishing Attachment"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/001/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0001"
name = "Initial Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/"