{"id":"104cdb48-a7a8-4ca7-a453-32942c6e5dcb","title":"File Download Using ProtocolHandler.exe","description":"Detects usage of \"ProtocolHandler\" to download files. Downloaded files will be located in the cache folder (for example - %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\INetCache\\IE)\n","author":"frack113","status":"test","level":"medium","date":"2021-07-13","modified":"2023-11-09","tags":["attack.stealth","attack.t1218"],"technique_ids":["T1218"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1218/T1218.md","https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/ProtocolHandler/"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_protocolhandler_download.yml","source_sha256":"7e1199d4a40de87bb739ef4a36a267684097162dd57c6658cbc43076e0a9f000","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_protocolhandler_download.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: File Download Using ProtocolHandler.exe\nid: 104cdb48-a7a8-4ca7-a453-32942c6e5dcb\nstatus: test\ndescription: |\n    Detects usage of \"ProtocolHandler\" to download files. Downloaded files will be located in the cache folder (for example - %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Windows\\INetCache\\IE)\nreferences:\n    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1218/T1218.md\n    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/ProtocolHandler/\nauthor: frack113\ndate: 2021-07-13\nmodified: 2023-11-09\ntags:\n    - attack.stealth\n    - attack.t1218\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_img:\n        - Image|endswith: '\\protocolhandler.exe'\n        - OriginalFileName: 'ProtocolHandler.exe'\n    selection_cli:\n        CommandLine|contains:\n            - 'ftp://'\n            - 'http://'\n            - 'https://'\n    condition: all of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Unknown\nlevel: medium\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1218","id":"T1218","name":"System Binary Proxy Execution","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1218/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/104cdb48-a7a8-4ca7-a453-32942c6e5dcb.json","kind":"sigma"}