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Active Rule
Arbitrary File Download Via PresentationHost.EXE
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
Arbitrary File Download Via PresentationHost.EXE
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Arbitrary File Download Via PresentationHost.EXE
id: b124ddf4-778d-418e-907f-6dd3fc0d31cd
status: test
description: Detects usage of "PresentationHost" which is a utility that runs ".xbap" (Browser Applications) files to download arbitrary files
references:
- https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/pull/239/files
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-08-19
modified: 2023-11-09
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.execution
- attack.t1218
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\presentationhost.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'PresentationHost.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains:
- 'http://'
- 'https://'
- 'ftp://'
condition: all of 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_presentationhost_download.yml