title: CACTUSTORCH Remote Thread Creation
id: 2e4e488a-6164-4811-9ea1-f960c7359c40
description: Detects remote thread creation from CACTUSTORCH as described in references.
references:
    - https://twitter.com/SBousseaden/status/1090588499517079552
    - https://github.com/mdsecactivebreach/CACTUSTORCH
status: experimental
author: '@SBousseaden (detection), Thomas Patzke (rule)'
date: 2019/02/01
modified: 2020/08/28
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: create_remote_thread
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 8
        SourceImage|endswith:
            - '\System32\cscript.exe'
            - '\System32\wscript.exe'
            - '\System32\mshta.exe'
            - '\winword.exe'
            - '\excel.exe'
        TargetImage|contains: '\SysWOW64\'
        StartModule: null
    condition: selection
tags:
    - attack.defense_evasion
    - attack.t1093          # an old one
    - attack.t1055.012
    - attack.execution
    - attack.t1064          # an old one
    - attack.t1059.005
    - attack.t1059.007
    - attack.t1218.005
falsepositives:
    - unknown
level: high