Potential Arbitrary File Download Using Office Application

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects potential arbitrary file download using a Microsoft Office application

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\EXCEL.EXE,\POWERPNT.EXE,\WINWORD.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "Excel.exe,POWERPNT.EXE,WinWord.exe") AND COMMANDLINE contains "http://,https://" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Beyu Denis, oscd.community