{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Suspicious PowerShell Invocation based on Parent Process\n", "Detects suspicious powershell invocations from interpreters or unusual programs" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Rule Content\n", "```\n", "- title: Suspicious PowerShell Invocation based on Parent Process\n", " id: 95eadcb2-92e4-4ed1-9031-92547773a6db\n", " status: experimental\n", " description: Detects suspicious powershell invocations from interpreters or unusual\n", " programs\n", " author: Florian Roth\n", " references:\n", " - https://www.carbonblack.com/2017/03/15/attackers-leverage-excel-powershell-dns-latest-non-malware-attack/\n", " tags:\n", " - attack.execution\n", " - attack.t1086\n", " logsource:\n", " category: process_creation\n", " product: windows\n", " service: null\n", " detection:\n", " selection:\n", " ParentImage:\n", " - '*\\wscript.exe'\n", " - '*\\cscript.exe'\n", " Image:\n", " - '*\\powershell.exe'\n", " falsepositive:\n", " CurrentDirectory: '*\\Health Service State\\\\*'\n", " condition: selection and not falsepositive\n", " fields:\n", " - CommandLine\n", " - ParentCommandLine\n", " falsepositives:\n", " - Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)\n", " - Other scripts\n", " level: medium\n", "\n", "```" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Querying Elasticsearch" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Import Libraries" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch\n", "from elasticsearch_dsl import Search\n", "import pandas as pd" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Initialize Elasticsearch client" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "es = Elasticsearch(['http://helk-elasticsearch:9200'])\n", "searchContext = Search(using=es, index='logs-*', doc_type='doc')" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Run Elasticsearch Query" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "s = searchContext.query('query_string', query='((process_parent_path.keyword:(*\\\\wscript.exe OR *\\\\cscript.exe) AND process_path.keyword:(*\\\\powershell.exe)) AND (NOT (process_current_directory.keyword:*\\\\Health\\ Service\\ State\\\\*)))')\n", "response = s.execute()\n", "if response.success():\n", " df = pd.DataFrame((d.to_dict() for d in s.scan()))" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "### Show Results" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "df.head()" ] } ], "metadata": {}, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 4 }