Wab Execution From Non Default Location

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects execution of wab.exe (Windows Contacts) and Wabmig.exe (Microsoft Address Book Import Tool) from non default locations as seen with bumblebee activity

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\wab.exe,\wabmig.exe" AND PROCESSNAME notstartswith "C:\Windows\WinSxS\,C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\,C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail" 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)