Arbitrary MSI Download Via Devinit.EXE
Detects a certain command line flag combination used by "devinit.exe", which can be abused as a LOLBIN to download arbitrary MSI packages on a Windows system
Detection logic
selection
CommandLine|contains|all:
- " -t msi-install "
- " -i http"Condition
selectionRaw YAML
title: Arbitrary MSI Download Via Devinit.EXE
id: 90d50722-0483-4065-8e35-57efaadd354d
status: test
description: Detects a certain command line flag combination used by "devinit.exe", which can be abused as a LOLBIN to download arbitrary MSI packages on a Windows system
references:
- https://twitter.com/mrd0x/status/1460815932402679809
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Devinit/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-01-11
modified: 2023-04-06
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1218
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- ' -t msi-install '
- ' -i http'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: mediumFalse positives
- Unknown