title: Suspicious PsExec Execution
author: Samir Bousseaden
date: 2019/04/03
description: detects execution of psexec or paexec with renamed service name, this
  rule helps to filter out the noise if psexec is used for legit purposes or if attacker
  uses a different psexec client other than sysinternal one
detection:
  SELECTION_1:
    EventID: 5145
  SELECTION_2:
    ShareName: \\*\IPC$
  SELECTION_3:
    RelativeTargetName:
    - '*-stdin'
    - '*-stdout'
    - '*-stderr'
  SELECTION_4:
    EventID: 5145
  SELECTION_5:
    ShareName: \\*\IPC$
  SELECTION_6:
    RelativeTargetName: PSEXESVC*
  condition: ((SELECTION_1 and SELECTION_2 and SELECTION_3) and  not (SELECTION_4
    and SELECTION_5 and SELECTION_6))
falsepositives:
- nothing observed so far
id: c462f537-a1e3-41a6-b5fc-b2c2cef9bf82
level: high
logsource:
  definition: The advanced audit policy setting "Object Access > Audit Detailed File
    Share" must be configured for Success/Failure
  product: windows
  service: security
references:
- https://blog.menasec.net/2019/02/threat-hunting-3-detecting-psexec.html
status: experimental
tags:
- attack.lateral_movement
- attack.t1077
- attack.t1021.002
ruletype: SIGMA