Always Install Elevated Windows Installer
A Sigma rule for process creation on Windows, by Teymur Kheirkhabarov (idea), Mangatas Tondang (rule), oscd.community.
medium 1 ATT&CK technique 2 programs it names
What it looks for
detection:
filter_avast:
ParentImage|startswith:
- 'C:\Program Files\Avast Software\'
- 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Avast Software\'
filter_avira:
ParentImage|startswith: 'C:\ProgramData\Avira\'
filter_google_update:
ParentImage|startswith:
- 'C:\Program Files\Google\Update\'
- 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\'
filter_installer:
ParentImage: 'C:\Windows\System32\services.exe'
filter_repair:
- CommandLine|endswith: '\system32\msiexec.exe /V'
- ParentCommandLine|endswith: '\system32\msiexec.exe /V'
filter_sophos:
ParentImage|startswith: 'C:\ProgramData\Sophos\'
selection_image_1:
Image|contains|all:
- '\Windows\Installer\'
- 'msi'
Image|endswith: 'tmp'
selection_image_2:
Image|endswith: '\msiexec.exe'
IntegrityLevel:
- 'System'
- 'S-1-16-16384'
selection_user:
User|contains:
- 'AUTHORI'
- 'AUTORI'
condition: 1 of selection_image_* and selection_user and not 1 of filter_*
The rule’s detection, its selections and fields in order of name. The whole rule, with its references and false positives, is on SigmaHQ, by Teymur Kheirkhabarov (idea), Mangatas Tondang (rule), oscd.community, under the Detection Rule License 1.1. CmdID evaluates it on a command line alone: a test on what a command line cannot show, such as the parent process or the user, is not met.
None of the everyday examples and documented commands on CmdID’s program pages trips it. To see whether a command line does, paste it into CmdID.
Programs and files it names
ATT&CK
T1548.002Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control