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Windows LOLBAS Executed Outside Expected Path

The following analytic identifies a LOLBAS process being executed outside of it's expected location. Processes being executed outside of expected locations may be an indicator that an adversary is attempting to evade…

Description

The following analytic identifies a LOLBAS process being executed outside of it's expected location. Processes being executed outside of expected locations may be an indicator that an adversary is attempting to evade defenses or execute malicious code. The LOLBAS project documents Windows native binaries that can be abused by threat actors to perform tasks like executing malicious code.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
ContainersESXiLinuxmacOSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.

Log source category
sysmon_eventid_1windows_event_log_security_4688

Known benign triggers

  • Vendors, third party software or update processes may use versions of the binaries listed in the lookup table from non-standard paths. It is recommended to tune this analytic to exclude any known legitimate software or paths in your environment

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