title: Detects Suspicious Process Creations
description: Detects suspicious process starts on Windows systems bsed on keywords
status: experimental
reference: 
    - https://www.swordshield.com/2015/07/getting-hashes-from-ntds-dit-file/
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3t_kHQG1Js&feature=youtu.be&t=15m35s
author: Florian Roth
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
    description: 'Requirements: Audit Policy : Detailed Tracking > Audit Process creation, Group Policy : Administrative Templates\System\Audit Process Creation'
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4688
        ProcessCommandLine: 
            # Hacking activity
            - 'vssadmin.exe delete shadows*'
            - 'vssadmin delete shadows*'
            - 'certutil.exe -decode *'
            - 'vssadmin create shadow /for=C:*'
            - 'copy \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\*\windows\ntds\ntds.dit*'
            - 'copy \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\*\config\SAM*'
            - 'reg SAVE HKLM\SYSTEM *'
            - '* sekurlsa:*'
            - 'net localgroup adminstrators * /add'
            - 'net group "Domain Admins" * /ADD /DOMAIN'
            # Malware
            - 'netsh advfirewall firewall *\AppData\*'
            - 'attrib +S +H +R *\AppData\*'
            - 'schtasks* /create *\AppData\*'
            - 'schtasks* /sc minute*'
            - '*\Regasm.exe *\AppData\*'
            - '*\Regasm *\AppData\*'
            - '*\bitsadmin* /transfer*'
            - '*\certutil.exe * -decode *'
            - '*\certutil.exe * -decodehex *'
            - 'icacls * /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q'
            # Scripts
            - '*\wscript.exe *.jse'
            - '*\wscript.exe *.js'
            - '*\wscript.exe *.vba'
            - '*\wscript.exe *.vbe'
            - '*\cscript.exe *.jse'
            - '*\cscript.exe *.js'
            - '*\cscript.exe *.vba'
            - '*\cscript.exe *.vbe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives: 
    - False positives depend on scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored environment
level: medium