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Suspicious PsExec Execution

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Splunk

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Conversion Output

Suspicious PsExec Execution

Using Splunk · Default · pySigma 1.3.3

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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion1.3.3

title: Suspicious PsExec Execution
id: c462f537-a1e3-41a6-b5fc-b2c2cef9bf82
status: test
description: detects execution of psexec or paexec with renamed service name, this rule helps to filter out the noise if psexec is used for legit purposes or if attacker uses a different psexec client other than sysinternal one
references:
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20230329171218/https://blog.menasec.net/2019/02/threat-hunting-3-detecting-psexec.html
author: Samir Bousseaden
date: 2019-04-03
modified: 2022-08-11
tags:
    - attack.lateral-movement
    - attack.t1021.002
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
    definition: 'The advanced audit policy setting "Object Access > Audit Detailed File Share" must be configured for Success/Failure'
detection:
    selection1:
        EventID: 5145
        ShareName: '\\\\\*\\IPC$' # looking for the string \\*\IPC$
        RelativeTargetName|endswith:
            - '-stdin'
            - '-stdout'
            - '-stderr'
    filter:
        RelativeTargetName|startswith: 'PSEXESVC'
    condition: selection1 and not filter
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

CLI command

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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_susp_psexec.yml