Excel Spawning Windows Script Host

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Applies to: Log360Log360 Cloud

About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects instances where the Microsoft Excel process initiates the spawning of the Windows Script Host process

Severity

Critical

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND ((PROCESSNAME endswith "cscript.exe" OR PROCESSNAME endswith "wscript.exe") AND PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "excel.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