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Suspicious PROCEXP152.sys File Created In TMP

Detects the creation of the PROCEXP152.sys file in the application-data local temporary folder. This driver is used by Sysinternals Process Explorer but also by KDU (https://github.com/hfiref0x/KDU) or Ghost-In-The-Logs (https://github.com/bats3c/Ghost-In-The-Logs), which uses KDU.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1562.001
defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  TargetFilename|contains: \AppData\Local\Temp\
  TargetFilename|endswith: PROCEXP152.sys
filter:
  Image|contains:
    - \procexp64.exe
    - \procexp.exe
    - \procmon64.exe
    - \procmon.exe
condition: selection and not filter

Author

xknow (@xknow_infosec), xorxes (@xor_xes)

Created

2019-04-08

Data Sources

windowsFile Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.t1562.001attack.defense-evasion
Raw Content
title: Suspicious PROCEXP152.sys File Created In TMP
id: 3da70954-0f2c-4103-adff-b7440368f50e
status: test
description: |
  Detects the creation of the PROCEXP152.sys file in the application-data local temporary folder.
  This driver is used by Sysinternals Process Explorer but also by KDU (https://github.com/hfiref0x/KDU) or Ghost-In-The-Logs (https://github.com/bats3c/Ghost-In-The-Logs), which uses KDU.
references:
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20230331181619/https://blog.dylan.codes/evading-sysmon-and-windows-event-logging/
author: xknow (@xknow_infosec), xorxes (@xor_xes)
date: 2019-04-08
modified: 2022-11-22
tags:
    - attack.t1562.001
    - attack.defense-evasion
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: file_event
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\'
        TargetFilename|endswith: 'PROCEXP152.sys'
    filter:
        Image|contains:
            - '\procexp64.exe'
            - '\procexp.exe'
            - '\procmon64.exe'
            - '\procmon.exe'
    condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
    - Other legimate tools using this driver and filename (like Sysinternals). Note - Clever attackers may easily bypass this detection by just renaming the driver filename. Therefore just Medium-level and don't rely on it.
level: medium