Microsoft Sync Center Suspicious Parent Process

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects Microsoft Sync Center launched by common script or command interpreters.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND ( ( PROCESSNAME endswith "\mobsync.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "mobsync.exe" ) AND PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "\powershell.exe,\pwsh.exe,\cmd.exe,\wscript.exe,\cscript.exe,\mshta.exe" ) 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