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HackTool - SharpWSUS/WSUSpendu Execution

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HackTool - SharpWSUS/WSUSpendu Execution

Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2

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title: HackTool - SharpWSUS/WSUSpendu Execution
id: b0ce780f-10bd-496d-9067-066d23dc3aa5
status: test
description: |
    Detects the execution of SharpWSUS or WSUSpendu, utilities that allow for lateral movement through WSUS.
    Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is a critical component of Windows systems and is frequently configured in a way that allows an attacker to circumvent internal networking limitations.
references:
    - https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/introducing-sharpwsus/
    - https://github.com/nettitude/SharpWSUS
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20210512154016/https://github.com/AlsidOfficial/WSUSpendu/blob/master/WSUSpendu.ps1
author: '@Kostastsale, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)'
date: 2022-10-07
modified: 2024-08-23
tags:
    - attack.execution
    - attack.lateral-movement
    - attack.t1210
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection_wsuspendu_inject:
        CommandLine|contains: ' -Inject '
    selection_wsuspendu_payload:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' -PayloadArgs '
            - ' -PayloadFile '
    selection_sharpwsus_commands:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' approve '
            - ' create '
            - ' check '
            - ' delete '
    selection_sharpwsus_flags:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' /payload:'
            - ' /payload='
            - ' /updateid:'
            - ' /updateid='
    condition: all of selection_wsuspendu_* or all of selection_sharpwsus_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_sharpwsus_wsuspendu_execution.yml