Msiexec.EXE Initiated Network Connection Over HTTP

 1title: Msiexec.EXE Initiated Network Connection Over HTTP
 2id: 8e5e38e4-5350-4c0b-895a-e872ce0dd54f
 3status: test
 4description: |
 5    Detects an initiated network connection by "Msiexec.exe" over port 80 or 443.
 6    Adversaries might abuse "msiexec.exe" to install and execute remotely hosted packages.    
 7references:
 8    - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msiexec
 9    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1218.007/T1218.007.md
10author: frack113
11date: 2022/01/16
12modified: 2024/02/01
13tags:
14    - attack.defense_evasion
15    - attack.t1218.007
16logsource:
17    category: network_connection
18    product: windows
19detection:
20    selection:
21        Initiated: 'true'
22        Image|endswith: '\msiexec.exe'
23        DestinationPort:
24            - 80
25            - 443
26    condition: selection
27falsepositives:
28    - Some rare installers were seen communicating with external servers for additional information. While its a very rare occurrence in some environments an initial baseline might be required.
29level: high

References

• msiexec

  

  Reference article for the msiexec command, which provides the means to install, modify, and perform operations on Windows Installer from the command line.

  
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• atomic-red-team/atomics/T1218.007/T1218.007.md at f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9 · redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  

  Small and highly portable detection tests based on MITRE's ATT&CK. - redcanaryco/atomic-red-team

  
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