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Unusual Parent Process For Cmd.EXE
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
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Unusual Parent Process For Cmd.EXE
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Unusual Parent Process For Cmd.EXE
id: 4b991083-3d0e-44ce-8fc4-b254025d8d4b
status: test
description: Detects suspicious parent process for cmd.exe
references:
- https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/unusual-parent-process-for-cmd.exe.html
author: Tim Rauch, Elastic (idea)
date: 2022-09-21
modified: 2023-12-05
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1059
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\cmd.exe'
ParentImage|endswith:
- '\csrss.exe'
- '\ctfmon.exe'
- '\dllhost.exe'
- '\epad.exe'
- '\FlashPlayerUpdateService.exe'
- '\GoogleUpdate.exe'
- '\jucheck.exe'
- '\jusched.exe'
- '\LogonUI.exe'
- '\lsass.exe'
- '\regsvr32.exe'
- '\SearchIndexer.exe'
- '\SearchProtocolHost.exe'
- '\SIHClient.exe'
- '\sihost.exe'
- '\slui.exe'
- '\spoolsv.exe'
- '\sppsvc.exe'
- '\taskhostw.exe'
- '\unsecapp.exe'
- '\WerFault.exe'
- '\wermgr.exe'
- '\wlanext.exe'
- '\WUDFHost.exe'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_cmd_unusual_parent.yml