Mstsc.EXE Execution From Uncommon Parent
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects potential RDP connection via Mstsc using a local ".rdp" file located in suspicious locations.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1:
actionname = "Process started" AND PARENTPROCESSNAME endswith "\brave.exe,\CCleanerBrowser.exe,\chrome.exe,\chromium.exe,\firefox.exe,\iexplore.exe,\microsoftedge.exe,\msedge.exe,\opera.exe,\vivaldi.exe,\whale.exe,\outlook.exe" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\mstsc.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "mstsc.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
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
