Potentially Suspicious Inline JavaScript Execution via NodeJS Binary

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Applies to: Log360Log360 Cloud

About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects potentially suspicious inline JavaScript execution using Node.js with specific keywords in the command line.

Severity

Attention

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND ( PROCESSNAME endswith "\node.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "node.exe" OR PRODUCT_NAME = "Node.js" ) AND ( COMMANDLINE contains "http,execSync,spawn,fs,path,zlib" ) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.ORIGINALFILENAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSID,Action1.PROCESSID,Action1.PRODUCT_NAME,Action1.SECURITYID

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

@Microsoft (idea), Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)