title: MMC Spawning Windows Shell
status: experimental
description: Detects a Windows command line executable started from MMC.
author: Karneades, Swisscom CSIRT
tags:
    - attack.lateral_movement
    - attack.t1175
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        ParentImage: '*\mmc.exe'
        Image:
            - '*\cmd.exe'
            - '*\powershell.exe'
            - '*\wscript.exe'
            - '*\cscript.exe'
            - '*\sh.exe'
            - '*\bash.exe'
            - '*\reg.exe'
            - '*\regsvr32.exe'
            - '*\BITSADMIN*'
    condition: selection
fields:
    - CommandLine
    - Image
    - ParentCommandLine
level: high