Non-Microsoft App Package Installation Process

Detects app package installation processes where the app is not a Microsoft app based on the publisher ID. Part of the RedCanary 2024 Threat Detection Report.

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 1title: Non-Microsoft App Package Installation Process
 2id: ca15c3dc-243f-432d-868b-c7694027be21
 3status: experimental
 4description: |
 5    Detects app package installation processes where the app is not a Microsoft app 
 6    based on the publisher ID. Part of the RedCanary 2024 Threat Detection Report.    
 7references:
 8    - https://redcanary.com/threat-detection-report/techniques/installer-packages/
 9author: RedCanary, Sigma formatting by Micah Babinski
10date: 2024/03/21
11tags:
12    - attack.persistence
13    - attack.privilege_escalation
14    - attack.t1546
15    - attack.t1546.016
16logsource:
17    category: process_creation
18    product: windows
19detection:
20    selection:
21        Image|contains:
22            - 'C:\Program Files\WindowsApps'
23            - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsApps'
24    filter:
25        Image|contains:
26            - '8wekyb3d8bbwe'
27            - 'cw5n1h2txyewy'
28    condition: selection and not filter
29falsepositives:
30    - Unknown
31level: low```

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