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This analytic identifies Office applications spawning child processes that attempt to download content via HTTP/HTTPS. It focuses on process creation events where Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel) initiate network connections, specifically excluding common web browsers. This activity is significant because it often indicates the use of malicious documents to execute living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBins) for payload delivery. If confirmed malicious, this behavior could lead to unauthorized code execution, data exfiltration, or further malware deployment, posing a severe threat to the organization's security.
The following analytic detects a Microsoft Office product spawning uncommon processes. This detection leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on process creation events where Office applications are the parent process. This activity is significant as it may indicate an attempt of a malicious macro execution or exploitation of an unknown vulnerability in an office product, in order to bypass security controls. If confirmed malicious, this behavior could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to system compromise, data exfiltration, or further lateral movement within the network.
The following analytic detects any Windows Office Product spawning `rundll32.exe` without a `.dll` file extension. This behavior is identified using Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) telemetry, focusing on process and parent process relationships. This activity is significant as it is a known tactic of the IcedID malware family, which can lead to unauthorized code execution. If confirmed malicious, this could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to data exfiltration, system compromise, or further malware deployment. Immediate investigation and containment are recommended.
The analytic detects the loading of the mshtml.dll module into an Office product, which is indicative of CVE-2021-40444 exploitation. It leverages Sysmon EventID 7 to monitor image loads by specific Office processes. This activity is significant because it can indicate an attempt to exploit a vulnerability in the MSHTML component via a malicious document. If confirmed malicious, this could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to system compromise, data exfiltration, or further network penetration.
Detects a unique URL marker '/MSHTML_C7/' used in GET requests, which has been associated with RomCom exploitation attempts, potentially leveraging CVE-2023-36884. This marker is indicative of command and control communication or initial access related to the exploit.
This rule detects a specific HTTP GET request pattern associated with potential exploitation of CVE-2023-36884 by the RomCom threat group. The pattern involves a URI containing '/MSHTML_C7/' and a query parameter 'd' followed by an IPv4 address.
Detects a specific URL pattern containing a specific extension and parameters pointing to an IP address. This pattern was seen being used by RomCOM potentially exploiting CVE-2023-36884. The rule looks for GET requests where the URI contains a file extension like .zip, .asp, .htm, .url, .xml, .chm, .mht, .vbs, or .search-ms, followed by '?d=' and an IPv4 address.
Detects HTTP GET requests for specific file paths associated with the RomCom threat actor, potentially exploiting CVE-2023-36884. These file paths include various file types such as .url, .search-ms, .vbs, .mht, and .asp, which are likely used for initial access or further stages of the attack.
Detects access to a file share with a specific naming schema ('\MSHTML_C7\' and an IP address pattern) that has been observed during exploitation of CVE-2023-36884. This rule looks for Windows Security Event ID 5140 (A network share object was accessed) where the ShareName or ShareLocalPath contains the characteristic string and an IP address.
Detects the creation of a specific '.url' file named 'file001.url' within the 'Recent' folder of Microsoft Office. This activity has been observed in potential exploitation attempts related to CVE-2023-36884, where adversaries drop such files to achieve persistence or execute malicious code.