Detectionhightest

Suspicious Outlook Macro Created

Detects the creation of a macro file for Outlook.

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Wed Feb 08117d3d3a-755c-4a61-b23e-9171146d094cwindows
Log Source
WindowsFile Event
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event

Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic2 selectors
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith: '\Microsoft\Outlook\VbaProject.OTM'
    filter:
        Image|endswith: '\outlook.exe'
    condition: selection and not filter
False Positives
Unlikely

False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
117d3d3a-755c-4a61-b23e-9171146d094c
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Feb 08
Path
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_office_outlook_susp_macro_creation.yml
Raw Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.persistenceattack.command-and-controlattack.t1137attack.t1008attack.t1546
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