Detection rules › Sigma
File With Uncommon Extension Created By An Office Application
Detects the creation of files with an executable or script extension by an Office application.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1204.002 User Execution: Malicious File |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 11 | FileCreate |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: all of selection1
or:
Image|endswith: '\excel.exe'
Image|endswith: '\msaccess.exe'
Image|endswith: '\mspub.exe'
Image|endswith: '\powerpnt.exe'
Image|endswith: '\visio.exe'
Image|endswith: '\winword.exe'
Stage 2: all of selection2
or:
TargetFilename|endswith: .bat
TargetFilename|endswith: .cmd
TargetFilename|endswith: .com
TargetFilename|endswith: .dll
TargetFilename|endswith: .exe
TargetFilename|endswith: .hta
TargetFilename|endswith: .ocx
TargetFilename|endswith: .proj
TargetFilename|endswith: .ps1
TargetFilename|endswith: .scf
TargetFilename|endswith: .scr
TargetFilename|endswith: .sys
TargetFilename|endswith: .vbe
TargetFilename|endswith: .vbs
TargetFilename|endswith: .wsf
TargetFilename|endswith: .wsh
Stage 3: not 1 of filter_main_localassembly
TargetFilename|endswith: .dll
TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\assembly\tmp\'
Stage 4: not 1 of filter_optional_*
or:
or:
TargetFilename|endswith: .dll
TargetFilename|endswith: .exe
Image|endswith: '\winword.exe'
TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Temp\webexdelta\'
TargetFilename|endswith: .com
TargetFilename|contains: 'C:\Users\'
TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\'
TargetFilename|contains: '\BackstageInAppNavCache\'
TargetFilename|endswith: .com
TargetFilename|contains: 'C:\Users\'
TargetFilename|contains: '\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\'
TargetFilename|contains: '\WebServiceCache\AllUsers'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Image | ends_with |
|
TargetFilename | ends_with |
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TargetFilename | match |
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