Detection rules › Sigma
Uncommon Child Process Of BgInfo.EXE
Detects uncommon child processes of "BgInfo.exe" which could be a sign of potential abuse of the binary to proxy execution via external VBScript
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1059.005 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Visual Basic |
| Defense Evasion | T1202 Indirect Command Execution, T1218 System Binary Proxy Execution |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
or:
ParentImage|endswith: '\bginfo.exe'
ParentImage|endswith: '\bginfo64.exe'
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 |
|---|---|---|
ParentImage | ends_with |
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