Wscript Shell Run In CommandLine

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects the presence of the keywords "Wscript", "Shell" and "Run" in the command, which could indicate a suspicious activity

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND COMMANDLINE contains "Wscript." AND COMMANDLINE contains ".Shell" AND COMMANDLINE contains ".Run" 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)