Remote AppX Package Downloaded from File Sharing or CDN Domain
Detects an appx package that was added to the pipeline of the "to be processed" packages which was downloaded from a file sharing or CDN domain.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source service
- appxdeployment_server
Known benign triggers
- Unlikely, unless the organization uses file sharing or CDN services to distribute internal applications.
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/appxpkg/troubleshooting | 9from 2 sources |
| news.sophos.com/en-us/2021/11/11/bazarloader-call-me-back-attack-abuses-windows-10-apps-mechanism/ | 6 |
| www.sentinelone.com/labs/inside-malicious-windows-apps-for-malware-deployment/ | 9 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 8b48ad89-10d8-4382-a546-50588c410f0d
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1