Windows System Binary Proxy Execution MSIExec DLLRegisterServer
Description
The following analytic identifies the usage of msiexec.exe using the /y switch parameter, which grants the ability for msiexec to load DLLRegisterServer. Upon triage, review parent process and capture any artifacts for further review.
- Type: TTP
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Product: Splunk Behavioral Analytics
- Last Updated: 2022-08-31
- Author: Michael Haag, Splunk
- ID: 8d1d5570-722c-49a3-996c-2e2cceef5163
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Kill Chain Phase
- Exploitation
NIST
- DE.CM
CIS20
- CIS 10
CVE
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| from read_ba_enriched_events()
| eval timestamp = ucast(map_get(input_event,"time"),"long", null)
| eval metadata = ucast(map_get(input_event, "metadata"),"map<string, any>", null)
| eval metadata_uid = ucast(map_get(metadata, "uid"),"string", null)
| eval process=ucast(map_get(input_event,"process"), "map<string, any>", null)
| eval process_pid=ucast(map_get(process,"pid"), "string", null)
| eval process_file=ucast(map_get(process,"file"), "map<string, any>", null)
| eval process_file_path=ucast(map_get(process_file,"path"), "string", null)
| eval process_file_name=ucast(map_get(process_file,"name"), "string", null)
| eval process_cmd_line=ucast(map_get(process,"cmd_line"), "string", null)
| eval actor=ucast(map_get(input_event,"actor"), "map<string, any>", null)
| eval actor_user=ucast(map_get(actor,"user"), "map<string, any>", null)
| eval actor_user_name=ucast(map_get(actor_user,"name"), "string", null)
| eval actor_process=ucast(map_get(actor,"process"), "map<string, any>", null)
| eval actor_process_pid=ucast(map_get(actor_process,"pid"), "string", null)
| eval actor_process_file=ucast(map_get(actor_process,"file"), "map<string, any>", null)
| eval actor_process_file_path=ucast(map_get(actor_process_file,"path"), "string", null)
| eval actor_process_file_name=ucast(map_get(actor_process_file,"name"), "string", null)
| eval device=ucast(map_get(input_event,"device"), "map<string, any>", null)
| eval device_hostname=ucast(map_get(device,"hostname"), "string", null)
| where (like(process_cmd_line, "%-y %") OR like(process_cmd_line, "%/y %")) AND process_file_name="msiexec.exe" --finding_report--
Macros
The SPL above uses the following Macros:
windows_system_binary_proxy_execution_msiexec_dllregisterserver_filter is a empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Required fields
List of fields required to use this analytic.
- process.pid
- process.file.path
- process.file.name
- process.cmd_line
- actor.user.name
- actor.process.pid
- actor.process.file.path
- actor.process.file.name
- device.hostname
How To Implement
To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting logs with the process name, parent process, and command-line executions from your endpoints. If you are using Sysmon, you must have at least version 6.0.4 of the Sysmon TA.
Known False Positives
This analytic will need to be tuned for your environment based on legitimate usage of msiexec.exe. Filter as needed.
Associated Analytic Story
RBA
Risk Score | Impact | Confidence | Message |
---|---|---|---|
35.0 | 70 | 50 | An instance of spawning $process_name$ was identified on endpoint $dest_device_id$ by user $dest_user_id$ attempting to register a file. |
The Risk Score is calculated by the following formula: Risk Score = (Impact * Confidence/100). Initial Confidence and Impact is set by the analytic author.
Reference
- https://thedfirreport.com/2022/06/06/will-the-real-msiexec-please-stand-up-exploit-leads-to-data-exfiltration/
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1218.007/T1218.007.md
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