LowSigmaHQ frack113

JScript Compiler Execution

Detects the execution of the "jsc.exe" (JScript Compiler). Attacker might abuse this in order to compile JScript files on the fly and bypassing application whitelisting.

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Platform: Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

Legitimate use to compile JScript by developers.

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Jsc/	Tool	Only this detection cites it
twitter.com/DissectMalware/status/998797808907046913	Social post	Only this detection cites it
www.phpied.com/make-your-javascript-a-windows-exe/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

Detection rules

JScript Compiler Execution

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

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