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Remote Access Tool - Potential MeshAgent Execution - Windows

Severity
medium
Author
Norbert Jaśniewicz (AlphaSOC)
Source
upstream

Detects potential execution of MeshAgent which is a tool used for remote access. Historical data shows that threat actors rename MeshAgent binary to evade detection. Matching command lines with the '--meshServiceName' argument can indicate that the MeshAgent is being used for remote access.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
Command & ControlT1219.002 Remote Access Tools: Remote Desktop Software

Event coverage

ProviderEvent IDTitle
Sysmon1Process creation
Security-Auditing4688A new process has been created.

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: selection

CommandLine|contains: --meshServiceName

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.

FieldKindValues
CommandLinematch
  • --meshServiceName corpus 2 (sigma 2)