Wab Execution From Non Default Location
Detects execution of wab.exe (Windows Contacts) and Wabmig.exe (Microsoft Address Book Import Tool) from non default locations as seen with bumblebee activity
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/bumblebee-loader-cybercrime | 2 |
| thedfirreport.com/2022/08/08/bumblebee-roasts-its-way-to-domain-admin/ | 12from 2 sources |
| thedfirreport.com/2022/09/26/bumblebee-round-two/ | 7 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 395907ee-96e5-4666-af2e-2ca91688e151
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.executionattack.stealth
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1