Detectionhightest

Terminal Service Process Spawn

Detects a process spawned by the terminal service server process (this could be an indicator for an exploitation of CVE-2019-0708)

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Wed May 22Updated Wed Jan 251012f107-b8f1-4271-af30-5aed2de89b39windows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic3 selectors
detection:
    selection:
        ParentCommandLine|contains|all:
            - '\svchost.exe'
            - 'termsvcs'
    filter_img:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\rdpclip.exe'
            - ':\Windows\System32\csrss.exe'
            - ':\Windows\System32\wininit.exe'
            - ':\Windows\System32\winlogon.exe'
    filter_null:
        Image: null
    condition: selection and not 1 of filter_*
False Positives
Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
1012f107-b8f1-4271-af30-5aed2de89b39
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Wed May 22
Modified
Wed Jan 25
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_svchost_termserv_proc_spawn.yml
Raw Tags
attack.initial-accessattack.t1190attack.lateral-movementattack.t1210car.2013-07-002
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