title: Execute Files with Msdeploy.exe
ruletype: Sigma
author: Beyu Denis, oscd.community
date: 2020/10/18
description: Detects file execution using the msdeploy.exe lolbin
detection:
  SELECTION_1:
    EventID: 1
  SELECTION_2:
    CommandLine: '*verb:sync*'
  SELECTION_3:
    CommandLine: '*-source:RunCommand*'
  SELECTION_4:
    CommandLine: '*-dest:runCommand*'
  SELECTION_5:
    Image:
    - '*\msdeploy.exe'
  condition: (SELECTION_1 and SELECTION_2 and SELECTION_3 and SELECTION_4 and SELECTION_5)
falsepositives:
- System administrator Usage
- Penetration test
fields:
- ComputerName
- User
- CommandLine
- ParentCommandLine
id: 646bc99f-6682-4b47-a73a-17b1b64c9d34
level: medium
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
modified: 2021/11/27
references:
- https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/blob/master/yml/OtherMSBinaries/Msdeploy.yml
- https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/995837734379032576
- https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/999090532839313408
status: test
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1218