CMSTP Execution Process Creation

calendar Oct 28, 2022 · attack.defense_evasion attack.execution attack.t1218.003 attack.g0069 car.2019-04-001  ·
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Detects various indicators of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer execution

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 1title: CMSTP Execution Process Creation
 2id: 7d4cdc5a-0076-40ca-aac8-f7e714570e47
 3status: stable
 4description: Detects various indicators of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer execution
 5references:
 6    - https://web.archive.org/web/20190720093911/http://www.endurant.io/cmstp/detecting-cmstp-enabled-code-execution-and-uac-bypass-with-sysmon/
 7author: Nik Seetharaman
 8date: 2018/07/16
 9modified: 2020/12/23
10tags:
11    - attack.defense_evasion
12    - attack.execution
13    - attack.t1218.003
14    - attack.g0069
15    - car.2019-04-001
16logsource:
17    category: process_creation
18    product: windows
19detection:
20    # CMSTP Spawning Child Process
21    selection:
22        ParentImage|endswith: '\cmstp.exe'
23    condition: selection
24fields:
25    - CommandLine
26    - ParentCommandLine
27    - Details
28falsepositives:
29    - Legitimate CMSTP use (unlikely in modern enterprise environments)
30level: high

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