InstallFix MSHTA Spawning CMD Delayed Expansion

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects mshta.exe spawning cmd.exe with delayed expansion targeting SysWOW64 PS - InstallFix Stage 2.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND ( PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "\mshta.exe" AND ( PROCESSNAME endswith "\cmd.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "Cmd.Exe" ) AND COMMANDLINE contains "/v:on" AND COMMANDLINE contains "SysWOW64" ) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.ORIGINALFILENAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSID,Action1.PROCESSID,Action1.PRODUCT_NAME,Action1.SECURITYID

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows