Initial Access (TA0001)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
Persistence (TA0003)(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)
m365_defender(external, opens in a new tab or window)
sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and process.name : ("WINWORD.EXE", "EXCEL.EXE", "POWERPNT.EXE", "MSACCESS.EXE", "VSTOInstaller.exe") and process.args regex~ """.+\.(wll|xll|ppa|ppam|xla|xlam|vsto)""" and /* Office Add-In from suspicious paths */ (process.args : ("?:\\Users\\*\\Temp\\7z*", "?:\\Users\\*\\Temp\\Rar$*", "?:\\Users\\*\\Temp\\Temp?_*", "?:\\Users\\*\\Temp\\BNZ.*", "?:\\Users\\*\\Downloads\\*", "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Roaming\\*", "?:\\Users\\Public\\*", "?:\\ProgramData\\*", "?:\\Windows\\Temp\\*", "\\Device\\*", "http*") or process.parent.name : ("explorer.exe", "OpenWith.exe") or /* Office Add-In from suspicious parent */ process.parent.name : ("cmd.exe", "powershell.exe")) and /* False Positives */ not (process.args : "*.vsto" and process.parent.executable : ("?:\\Program Files\\Logitech\\LogiOptions\\PlugInInstallerUtility*.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\Logishrd\\LogiOptions\\Plugins\\VSTO\\*\\VSTOInstaller.exe", "?:\\Program Files\\Logitech\\LogiOptions\\PlugInInstallerUtility.exe", "?:\\Program Files\\LogiOptionsPlus\\PlugInInstallerUtility*.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\Logishrd\\LogiOptionsPlus\\Plugins\\VSTO\\*\\VSTOInstaller.exe", "?:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\microsoft shared\\VSTO\\*\\VSTOInstaller.exe")) and not (process.args : "/Uninstall" and process.name : "VSTOInstaller.exe") and not (process.parent.name : "rundll32.exe" and process.parent.args : "?:\\WINDOWS\\Installer\\MSI*.tmp,zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc") and not (process.name : "VSTOInstaller.exe" and process.args : "https://dl.getsidekick.com/outlook/vsto/Sidekick.vsto")
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Suspicious Execution via Microsoft Office Add-Ins 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).