Rare Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image
Detects uncommon processes creating remote threads.
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1title: Rare Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image
2id: 02d1d718-dd13-41af-989d-ea85c7fab93f
3related:
4 - id: 66d31e5f-52d6-40a4-9615-002d3789a119
5 type: derived
6status: experimental
7description: Detects uncommon processes creating remote threads.
8references:
9 - Personal research, statistical analysis
10 - https://lolbas-project.github.io
11author: Perez Diego (@darkquassar), oscd.community
12date: 2019/10/27
13modified: 2024/01/17
14tags:
15 - attack.privilege_escalation
16 - attack.defense_evasion
17 - attack.t1055
18logsource:
19 product: windows
20 category: create_remote_thread
21detection:
22 selection:
23 SourceImage|endswith:
24 - '\bash.exe'
25 - '\cscript.exe'
26 - '\cvtres.exe'
27 - '\defrag.exe'
28 - '\dnx.exe'
29 - '\esentutl.exe'
30 - '\excel.exe'
31 - '\expand.exe'
32 - '\find.exe'
33 - '\findstr.exe'
34 - '\forfiles.exe'
35 - '\gpupdate.exe'
36 - '\hh.exe'
37 - '\installutil.exe'
38 - '\lync.exe'
39 - '\makecab.exe'
40 - '\mDNSResponder.exe'
41 - '\monitoringhost.exe' # Loads .NET CLR by default and thus a favorite for process injection for .NET in-memory offensive tools.
42 - '\msbuild.exe'
43 - '\mshta.exe'
44 - '\mspaint.exe'
45 - '\outlook.exe'
46 - '\ping.exe'
47 - '\provtool.exe'
48 - '\python.exe'
49 - '\regsvr32.exe'
50 - '\robocopy.exe'
51 - '\runonce.exe'
52 - '\sapcimc.exe'
53 - '\smartscreen.exe'
54 - '\spoolsv.exe'
55 - '\tstheme.exe'
56 - '\userinit.exe'
57 - '\vssadmin.exe'
58 - '\vssvc.exe'
59 - '\w3wp.exe'
60 - '\winscp.exe'
61 - '\winword.exe'
62 - '\wmic.exe'
63 - '\wscript.exe'
64 condition: selection
65falsepositives:
66 - This rule is best put in testing first in order to create a baseline that reflects the data in your environment.
67level: high
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