[rule]
description = """
Identifies the execution of Windows commands or downloaded files via the browser's dialog box. Adversaries may use
phishing to instruct the victim to copy and paste malicious commands for execution via crafted phsihing web pages.
"""
id = "7bcc28b7-d1ce-4586-bc46-63ca31156d7a"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Execution via Clickfix Phishing"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = ["https://mrd0x.com/filefix-clickfix-alternative/"]
version = "1.0.3"
query = '''
process where event.action == "start" and
process.parent.args == "--message-loop-type-ui" and process.parent.args == "--service-sandbox-type=none" and
(
process.name : ("pwsh.exe", "powershell.exe", "curl.exe", "msiexec.exe", "mshta.exe", "wscript.exe", "cscript.exe", "rundll32.exe", "certutil.exe", "certreq.exe") or
process.executable : "?:\\Users\\*\\Downloads\\*"
) and
process.parent.thread.Ext.call_stack_summary like "ntdll.dll|*|windows.storage.dll|shell32.dll|shcore.dll|kernel32.dll|ntdll.dll" and
not (process.name : "rundll32.exe" and process.args : ("ndfapi.dll,NdfRunDllDiagnoseWithAnswerFile", "shwebsvc.dll,AddNetPlaceRunDll"))
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
tree = true
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0
tree = true
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1566"
name = "Phishing"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1566/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0001"
name = "Initial Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0001/"
[[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.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1059.003"
name = "Windows Command Shell"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/003/"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1204"
name = "User Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0002"
name = "Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.10.0"