sequence with maxspan=1m
[process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.action == "start" and
process.name : "msiexec.exe" and process.args : "/V"] by process.entity_id
[network where host.os.type == "windows" and process.name : "msiexec.exe" and
event.action == "connection_attempted"] by process.entity_id
[process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.action == "start" and
process.parent.name : "msiexec.exe" and user.id : ("S-1-5-21-*", "S-1-5-12-1-*") and
not process.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\msiexec.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\msiexec.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\srtasks.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\srtasks.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskkill.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\Installer\\MSI*.tmp",
"?:\\Program Files\\*.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\ie4uinit.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\ie4uinit.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\sc.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\system32\\Wbem\\mofcomp.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\twain_32\\fjscan32\\SOP\\crtdmprc.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\taskkill.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\schtasks.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\system32\\schtasks.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\sdbinst.exe") and
not (process.code_signature.subject_name == "Citrix Systems, Inc." and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
not (process.name : ("regsvr32.exe", "powershell.exe", "rundll32.exe", "wscript.exe") and
process.Ext.token.integrity_level_name == "high" and
process.args : ("?:\\Program Files\\*", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*")) and
not (process.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\*.exe", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
not (process.name : "rundll32.exe" and process.args : "printui.dll,PrintUIEntry")
] by process.parent.entity_id
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Potential Remote File Execution via MSIEXEC in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).