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Abusing Print Executable

Attackers can use print.exe for remote file copy

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasion

Detection Query

selection:
  Image|endswith: \print.exe
  CommandLine|startswith: print
  CommandLine|contains|all:
    - /D
    - .exe
filter_print:
  CommandLine|contains: print.exe
condition: selection and not filter_print

Author

Furkan CALISKAN, @caliskanfurkan_, @oscd_initiative

Created

2020-10-05

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1218

Raw Content

title: Abusing Print Executable
id: bafac3d6-7de9-4dd9-8874-4a1194b493ed
status: test
description: Attackers can use print.exe for remote file copy
references:
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Print/
    - https://twitter.com/Oddvarmoe/status/985518877076541440
author: 'Furkan CALISKAN, @caliskanfurkan_, @oscd_initiative'
date: 2020-10-05
modified: 2022-07-07
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1218
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith: '\print.exe'
        CommandLine|startswith: 'print'
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - '/D'
            - '.exe'
    filter_print:
        CommandLine|contains: 'print.exe'
    condition: selection and not filter_print
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium