Excel Spawning Windows Script Host
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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
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
