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Arbitrary File Download Via MSPUB.EXE

Detects usage of "MSPUB" (Microsoft Publisher) to download arbitrary files

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasionexecution

Detection Query

selection_img:
  - Image|endswith: \MSPUB.exe
  - OriginalFileName: MSPUB.exe
selection_cli:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - ftp://
    - http://
    - https://
condition: all of selection_*

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-08-19

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/pull/238/files

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.executionattack.t1218

Raw Content

title: Arbitrary File Download Via MSPUB.EXE
id: 3b3c7f55-f771-4dd6-8a6e-08d057a17caf
status: test
description: Detects usage of "MSPUB" (Microsoft Publisher) to download arbitrary files
references:
    - https://github.com/LOLBAS-Project/LOLBAS/pull/238/files
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-08-19
modified: 2023-02-08
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1218
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith: '\MSPUB.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'MSPUB.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'ftp://'
            - 'http://'
            - 'https://'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium