Detectionhightest
MMC20 Lateral Movement
Detects MMC20.Application Lateral Movement; specifically looks for the spawning of the parent MMC.exe with a command line of "-Embedding" as a child of svchost.exe
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(Security Risk Advisors) - rule; Teymur KheirkhabarovCreated Wed Mar 04Updated Sat Nov 27f1f3bf22-deb2-418d-8cce-e1a45e46a5bdwindows
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 Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
ParentImage|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
Image|endswith: '\mmc.exe'
CommandLine|contains: '-Embedding'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unlikely
False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
f1f3bf22-deb2-418d-8cce-e1a45e46a5bd
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Wed Mar 04
Modified
Sat Nov 27
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_mmc_mmc20_lateral_movement.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.lateral-movementattack.t1021.003