Defense Evasion (TA0005)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
endpoint(external, opens in a new tab or window)
windows(external, opens in a new tab or window)
sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=1m [process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type : "start" and process.parent.name : "msiexec.exe" and process.parent.args : "/v" and not process.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\System32\\msiexec.exe", "?:\\Windows\\sysWOW64\\msiexec.exe", "?:\\Windows\\system32\\srtasks.exe", "?:\\Windows\\syswow64\\srtasks.exe", "?:\\Windows\\sys*\\taskkill.exe", "?:\\Program Files\\*.exe", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe", "?:\\Windows\\Installer\\MSI*.tmp", "?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework*\\RegSvcs.exe", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\regsvr32.exe", "C:\\Windows\\Sys?????\\certutil.exe", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WerFault.exe", "C:\\Windows\\System32\\wevtutil.exe", "C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe") and not (process.name : ("rundll32.exe", "regsvr32.exe", "powershell.exe", "regasm.exe", "wscript.exe") and process.args : ("?:\\Program Files\\*", "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*")) and not (?process.code_signature.subject_name : ("Bruno Software Inc", "Proton AG", "Axis Communications AB", "Citrix Systems, Inc.", "NSUS Limited", "Action1 Corporation", "Solarwinds Worldwide, LLC") and ?process.code_signature.trusted == true) and not (?process.pe.original_file_name in ("dxsetup.exe", "MofCompiler.exe", "ShellApp.exe") and ?process.code_signature.subject_name : "Microsoft Corporation" and ?process.code_signature.trusted == true) and not ?process.hash.sha256 in ("cfaef8c711db04d6c4a4381c66ac21b9e234e57febedb77fedc9316898b214bc", "2f26f37cce780ca76f0dbac0de233f4c8d84c31b3f37380b9d5faacc3ee2d03e", "7d9c691bfbf3beb78919dfd940fa6d325c3437425d5b0371df39aef6accf858d") ] [network where host.os.type == "windows" and process.name != null and not dns.question.name : ("core.bdec.microsoft.com", "go.microsoft.com", "ocsp.digicert.com", "localhost", "www.google-analytics.com", "ocsp.verisign.com", "*.symcb.com")]
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect MsiExec Service Child Process With Network Connection 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).