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Jonhnathan 4233fef238 [Security Content] Include "Data Source: Elastic Defend" tag (#3002)
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Co-authored-by: terrancedejesus <terrance.dejesus@elastic.co>
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[metadata]
creation_date = "2023/03/20"
integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2023/06/22"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies execution of common Microsoft Office applications to launch an Office Add-In from a suspicious path or
with an unusual parent process. This may indicate an attempt to get initial access via a malicious phishing
MS Office Add-In.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*", "logs-windows.*", "endgame-*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Suspicious Execution via Microsoft Office Add-Ins"
references = [
"https://github.com/Octoberfest7/XLL_Phishing",
"https://labs.f-secure.com/archive/add-in-opportunities-for-office-persistence/"
]
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "ae8a142c-6a1d-4918-bea7-0b617e99ecfa"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Initial Access", "Tactic: Persistence", "Data Source: Elastic Endgame", "Data Source: Elastic Defend"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"
query = '''
process where
host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
process.name : ("WINWORD.EXE", "EXCEL.EXE", "POWERPNT.EXE", "MSACCESS.EXE", "VSTOInstaller.exe") and
process.args regex~ """.+\.(wll|xll|ppa|ppam|xla|xlam|vsto)""" and
/* Office Add-In from suspicious paths */
(process.args :
("?:\\Users\\*\\Temp\\7z*",
"?:\\Users\\*\\Temp\\Rar$*",
"?:\\Users\\*\\Temp\\Temp?_*",
"?:\\Users\\*\\Temp\\BNZ.*",
"?:\\Users\\*\\Downloads\\*",
"?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Roaming\\*",
"?:\\Users\\Public\\*",
"?:\\ProgramData\\*",
"?:\\Windows\\Temp\\*",
"\\Device\\*",
"http*") or
process.parent.name : ("explorer.exe", "OpenWith.exe") or
/* Office Add-In from suspicious parent */
process.parent.name : ("cmd.exe", "powershell.exe")) and
/* False Positives */
not (process.args : "*.vsto" and
process.parent.executable :
("?:\\Program Files\\Logitech\\LogiOptions\\PlugInInstallerUtility*.exe",
"?:\\ProgramData\\Logishrd\\LogiOptions\\Plugins\\VSTO\\*\\VSTOInstaller.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\Logitech\\LogiOptions\\PlugInInstallerUtility.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\LogiOptionsPlus\\PlugInInstallerUtility*.exe",
"?:\\ProgramData\\Logishrd\\LogiOptionsPlus\\Plugins\\VSTO\\*\\VSTOInstaller.exe",
"?:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\microsoft shared\\VSTO\\*\\VSTOInstaller.exe")) and
not (process.args : "/Uninstall" and process.name : "VSTOInstaller.exe") and
not (process.parent.name : "rundll32.exe" and
process.parent.args : "?:\\WINDOWS\\Installer\\MSI*.tmp,zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc") and
not (process.name : "VSTOInstaller.exe" and process.args : "https://dl.getsidekick.com/outlook/vsto/Sidekick.vsto")
'''
[[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/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1137"
name = "Office Application Startup"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1137/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1137.006"
name = "Add-ins"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1137/006/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"