Ingress Tool Transfer via PowerShell


Description

Identifies the execution of files downloaded using Windows PowerShell. This tactic may be indicative of malicious activity where malware is downloading second stage payloads using built-in Windows programs.

Query · eql

process where event.action == "start" and not user.id : "S-1-5-18" and

 (process.Ext.relative_file_creation_time <= 500 or process.Ext.relative_file_name_modify_time <= 500) and

 (process.code_signature.trusted == false or 
  process.code_signature.exists == false or
  process.executable : ("?:\\Users\\Public\\*", "?:\\Windows\\Tasks\\*", "?:\\ProgramData\\*")) and

  (
    (process.parent.name : "powershell.exe" and process.parent.command_line : "*http*" and 
     not process.command_line : ("*bmx-panels-check.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com*", "*https://aka.ms/vscode-powershell*")) or

    descendant of [process where event.action == "start" and
                   process.name : "powershell.exe" and process.command_line : "*http*" and 
                   not process.command_line : ("*bmx-panels-check.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com*", "*https://aka.ms/vscode-powershell*")]
  )  and

  not process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\*", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*") and
  not (process.code_signature.subject_name : ("Chocolatey Software, Inc.", "Chocolatey Software, Inc", "Illumio, Inc.") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
  not process.executable : ("?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\Packages\\*", 
                            "?:\\ProgramData\\chocolatey\\lib\\*", 
                            "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ns*.tmp\\*.exe",
                            "C:\\ProgramData\\chocolatey\\bin\\wacs.exe") and
  not process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\dotnet.exe" and
  not process.hash.sha256 : 
                 ("1aac95f980af717c580b1b32885f51e67f0c3631ca0e7cfb2908b75df9a3501c", 
                  "c73c4ac2a7cdc48829fe0f9d7ec91ca41c8b434490d4eb3205aad69c7aa3b921", 
                  "3655b300361f205778b3d998a158b7ffb962ede315d92c25c0735b7925b26d8e", 
                  "2aac5c0da14cce02f809e0619c17dcc42ed995898dfb43f8312a924dd6b62a8a",
                  "8426d62aebc7819badc0260eb7a9c83efb65d8c0534d83be691e215db53bf244",
                  "f9fabf2f1c975ae974ac88245b804b526f0e79a97ee7ccc814432784cffb02d4",
                  "d7c9b99aa403c0e629086e8e4acf6438a5489fe9070dc22d6b033d759414fb76",
                  "f689ee9af94b00e9e3f0bb072b34caaf207f32dcb4f5782fc9ca351df9a06c97",
                  "d7c9b99aa403c0e629086e8e4acf6438a5489fe9070dc22d6b033d759414fb76",
                  "e815c36f5f62f2b5de4f2d273553424fc1bce6e735803633a5ca266b62c4efc5",
                  "8ed42db29649e7f20b2821ceef050ba6fa2260aca318b55ba56c3d2fdc292a89",
                  "95604b7ee58263efb39e260f6f94369d349b31c2bfc1fbf1a6598df126bd04d6",
                  "271dc2d7dd9fe171618cb4d1f8bd02a7b7cebb75288277f859e6b247b2d01e2d")
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[rule]
description = """
Identifies the execution of files downloaded using Windows PowerShell. This tactic may be indicative of malicious
activity where malware is downloading second stage payloads using built-in Windows programs.
"""
id = "5abd98fb-ffbe-4cd6-9592-3cda7b155ff5"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Ingress Tool Transfer via PowerShell"
os_list = ["windows"]
version = "1.0.26"

query = '''
process where event.action == "start" and not user.id : "S-1-5-18" and

 (process.Ext.relative_file_creation_time <= 500 or process.Ext.relative_file_name_modify_time <= 500) and

 (process.code_signature.trusted == false or 
  process.code_signature.exists == false or
  process.executable : ("?:\\Users\\Public\\*", "?:\\Windows\\Tasks\\*", "?:\\ProgramData\\*")) and

  (
    (process.parent.name : "powershell.exe" and process.parent.command_line : "*http*" and 
     not process.command_line : ("*bmx-panels-check.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com*", "*https://aka.ms/vscode-powershell*")) or

    descendant of [process where event.action == "start" and
                   process.name : "powershell.exe" and process.command_line : "*http*" and 
                   not process.command_line : ("*bmx-panels-check.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com*", "*https://aka.ms/vscode-powershell*")]
  )  and

  not process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\*", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*") and
  not (process.code_signature.subject_name : ("Chocolatey Software, Inc.", "Chocolatey Software, Inc", "Illumio, Inc.") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
  not process.executable : ("?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\Packages\\*", 
                            "?:\\ProgramData\\chocolatey\\lib\\*", 
                            "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ns*.tmp\\*.exe",
                            "C:\\ProgramData\\chocolatey\\bin\\wacs.exe") and
  not process.parent.executable : "C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\dotnet.exe" and
  not process.hash.sha256 : 
                 ("1aac95f980af717c580b1b32885f51e67f0c3631ca0e7cfb2908b75df9a3501c", 
                  "c73c4ac2a7cdc48829fe0f9d7ec91ca41c8b434490d4eb3205aad69c7aa3b921", 
                  "3655b300361f205778b3d998a158b7ffb962ede315d92c25c0735b7925b26d8e", 
                  "2aac5c0da14cce02f809e0619c17dcc42ed995898dfb43f8312a924dd6b62a8a",
                  "8426d62aebc7819badc0260eb7a9c83efb65d8c0534d83be691e215db53bf244",
                  "f9fabf2f1c975ae974ac88245b804b526f0e79a97ee7ccc814432784cffb02d4",
                  "d7c9b99aa403c0e629086e8e4acf6438a5489fe9070dc22d6b033d759414fb76",
                  "f689ee9af94b00e9e3f0bb072b34caaf207f32dcb4f5782fc9ca351df9a06c97",
                  "d7c9b99aa403c0e629086e8e4acf6438a5489fe9070dc22d6b033d759414fb76",
                  "e815c36f5f62f2b5de4f2d273553424fc1bce6e735803633a5ca266b62c4efc5",
                  "8ed42db29649e7f20b2821ceef050ba6fa2260aca318b55ba56c3d2fdc292a89",
                  "95604b7ee58263efb39e260f6f94369d349b31c2bfc1fbf1a6598df126bd04d6",
                  "271dc2d7dd9fe171618cb4d1f8bd02a7b7cebb75288277f859e6b247b2d01e2d")
'''

min_endpoint_version = "8.4.0"
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[optional_actions]]
action = "rollback"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1059"
name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.001"
name = "PowerShell"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/001/"



[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1105"
name = "Ingress Tool Transfer"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1105/"


[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0011"
name = "Command and Control"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011/"

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.4.0"

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