Arbitrary File Download Via PresentationHost.EXE
Detects usage of "PresentationHost" which is a utility that runs ".xbap" (Browser Applications) files to download arbitrary files
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1title: Arbitrary File Download Via PresentationHost.EXE
2id: b124ddf4-778d-418e-907f-6dd3fc0d31cd
3status: test
4description: Detects usage of "PresentationHost" which is a utility that runs ".xbap" (Browser Applications) files to download arbitrary files
5references:
6 - https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/pull/239/files
7author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
8date: 2022-08-19
9modified: 2023-11-09
10tags:
11 - attack.defense-evasion
12 - attack.execution
13 - attack.t1218
14logsource:
15 category: process_creation
16 product: windows
17detection:
18 selection_img:
19 - Image|endswith: '\presentationhost.exe'
20 - OriginalFileName: 'PresentationHost.exe'
21 selection_cli:
22 CommandLine|contains:
23 - 'http://'
24 - 'https://'
25 - 'ftp://'
26 condition: all of selection_*
27falsepositives:
28 - Unknown
29level: medium
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