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MITRE BZAR Indicators for Execution

Windows DCE-RPC functions which indicate an execution techniques on the remote system. All credit for the Zeek mapping of the suspicious endpoint/operation field goes to MITRE

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Detection logic

op1

endpoint: JobAdd
operation: atsvc

op2

endpoint: ITaskSchedulerService
operation: SchRpcEnableTask

op3

endpoint: ITaskSchedulerService
operation: SchRpcRegisterTask

op4

endpoint: ITaskSchedulerService
operation: SchRpcRun

op5

endpoint: IWbemServices
operation: ExecMethod

op6

endpoint: IWbemServices
operation: ExecMethodAsync

op7

endpoint: svcctl
operation: CreateServiceA

op8

endpoint: svcctl
operation: CreateServiceW

op9

endpoint: svcctl
operation: StartServiceA

op10

endpoint: svcctl
operation: StartServiceW

Condition

1 of op*

Raw YAML

title: MITRE BZAR Indicators for Execution
id: b640c0b8-87f8-4daa-aef8-95a24261dd1d
status: test
description: 'Windows DCE-RPC functions which indicate an execution techniques on the remote system. All credit for the Zeek mapping of the suspicious endpoint/operation field goes to MITRE'
references:
    - https://github.com/mitre-attack/bzar#indicators-for-attck-execution
author: '@neu5ron, SOC Prime'
date: 2020-03-19
modified: 2021-11-27
tags:
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1047
    - attack.t1053.002
    - attack.t1569.002
logsource:
    product: zeek
    service: dce_rpc
detection:
    op1:
        endpoint: 'JobAdd'
        operation: 'atsvc'
    op2:
        endpoint: 'ITaskSchedulerService'
        operation: 'SchRpcEnableTask'
    op3:
        endpoint: 'ITaskSchedulerService'
        operation: 'SchRpcRegisterTask'
    op4:
        endpoint: 'ITaskSchedulerService'
        operation: 'SchRpcRun'
    op5:
        endpoint: 'IWbemServices'
        operation: 'ExecMethod'
    op6:
        endpoint: 'IWbemServices'
        operation: 'ExecMethodAsync'
    op7:
        endpoint: 'svcctl'
        operation: 'CreateServiceA'
    op8:
        endpoint: 'svcctl'
        operation: 'CreateServiceW'
    op9:
        endpoint: 'svcctl'
        operation: 'StartServiceA'
    op10:
        endpoint: 'svcctl'
        operation: 'StartServiceW'
    condition: 1 of op*
falsepositives:
    - Windows administrator tasks or troubleshooting
    - Windows management scripts or software
level: medium

False positives

  • Windows administrator tasks or troubleshooting
  • Windows management scripts or software

References

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