Assembly DLL Creation Via AspNetCompiler

calendar Aug 12, 2024 · attack.execution  ·
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Detects the creation of new DLL assembly files by "aspnet_compiler.exe", which could be a sign of "aspnet_compiler" abuse to proxy execution through a build provider.

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 1title: Assembly DLL Creation Via AspNetCompiler
 2id: 4c7f49ee-2638-43bb-b85b-ce676c30b260 # TMP File
 3related:
 4    - id: 9ccba514-7cb6-4c5c-b377-700758f2f120 # SuspChild
 5      type: similar
 6    - id: 9f50fe98-fe5c-4a2d-86c7-fad7f63ed622 # Susp Paths
 7      type: similar
 8    - id: a01b8329-5953-4f73-ae2d-aa01e1f35f00 # Exec
 9      type: similar
10status: test
11description: |
12        Detects the creation of new DLL assembly files by "aspnet_compiler.exe", which could be a sign of "aspnet_compiler" abuse to proxy execution through a build provider.
13references:
14    - Internal Research
15author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
16date: 2023-08-14
17tags:
18    - attack.execution
19logsource:
20    product: windows
21    category: file_event
22detection:
23    selection:
24        Image|endswith: '\aspnet_compiler.exe'
25        TargetFilename|contains|all:
26            - '\Temporary ASP.NET Files\'
27            - '\assembly\tmp\'
28            - '.dll'
29    condition: selection
30falsepositives:
31    - Legitimate assembly compilation using a build provider
32level: medium

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