SigmaHQ/rules/windows/sysmon/sysmon_webshell_spawn.yml

title: Shells spawned by Web Servers
status: experimental
description: Web servers that spawn shell processes could be the result of a successfully placed web shell or an other attack
author: Thomas Patzke
logsource:
    product: sysmon
detection:
    selection:
        EventLog: Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational
        EventID: 1
        ParentImage:
            - '*\w3wp.exe'
            - '*\httpd.exe'
            - '*\nginx.exe'
        Image:
            - '*\cmd.exe'
            - '*\sh.exe'
            - '*\bash.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Particular web applications may spawn a shell process legitimately
level: high