Command Line Execution with Suspicious URL and AppData Strings

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects a suspicious command line execution that includes an URL and AppData string in the command line parameters as used by several droppers (js/vbs > powershell)

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\cmd.exe" AND (COMMANDLINE contains "http" AND COMMANDLINE contains "://" AND COMMANDLINE contains "%AppData%") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community