Use of OpenConsole

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects usage of OpenConsole binary as a LOLBIN to launch other binaries to bypass application Whitelisting

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (ORIGINALFILENAME = "OpenConsole.exe" OR PROCESSNAME endswith "\OpenConsole.exe") AND PROCESSNAME notstartswith "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal" 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)