File Creation In Suspicious Directory By Msdt.EXE

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects msdt.exe creating files in suspicious directories which could be a sign of exploitation of either Follina or Dogwalk vulnerabilities

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "File Created or Modified" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\msdt.exe" AND (FILENAME contains "\Desktop\,\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\,C:\PerfLogs\,C:\ProgramData\,C:\Users\Public" OR OBJECTNAME contains "\Desktop\,\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\,C:\PerfLogs\,C:\ProgramData\,C:\Users\Public") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.FILENAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Vadim Varganov, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)