XBAP Execution From Uncommon Locations Via PresentationHost.EXE

 1title: XBAP Execution From Uncommon Locations Via PresentationHost.EXE
 2id: d22e2925-cfd8-463f-96f6-89cec9d9bc5f
 3status: test
 4description: |
 5        Detects the execution of ".xbap" (Browser Applications) files via PresentationHost.EXE from an uncommon location. These files can be abused to run malicious ".xbap" files any bypass AWL
 6references:
 7    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Presentationhost/
 8author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 9date: 2022-07-01
10modified: 2023-11-09
11tags:
12    - attack.defense-evasion
13    - attack.execution
14    - attack.t1218
15logsource:
16    category: process_creation
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection_img:
20        - Image|endswith: '\presentationhost.exe'
21        - OriginalFileName: 'PresentationHost.exe'
22    selection_cli:
23        CommandLine|contains: '.xbap'
24    filter_main_generic:
25        CommandLine|contains: # Filter out legitimate locations if you find them
26            - ' C:\Windows\'
27            - ' C:\Program Files'
28    condition: all of selection* and not 1 of filter_main_*
29falsepositives:
30    - Legitimate ".xbap" being executed via "PresentationHost"
31level: medium