{"id":"2f869d59-7f6a-4931-992c-cce556ff2d53","title":"Potential Adplus.EXE Abuse","description":"Detects execution of \"AdPlus.exe\", a binary that is part of the Windows SDK that can be used as a LOLBIN in order to dump process memory and execute arbitrary commands.","author":"Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"high","date":"2022-06-09","modified":"2023-06-23","tags":["attack.execution","attack.credential-access","attack.t1003.001"],"technique_ids":["T1003.001"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Legitimate usage of Adplus for debugging purposes"],"references":["https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Adplus/","https://twitter.com/nas_bench/status/1534916659676422152","https://twitter.com/nas_bench/status/1534915321856917506"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_adplus_memory_dump.yml","source_sha256":"b8666847beaaf628382df6d147ffa41ad6deac6b8f2225ccd8795a5a0eac6971","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_adplus_memory_dump.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: Potential Adplus.EXE Abuse\nid: 2f869d59-7f6a-4931-992c-cce556ff2d53\nstatus: test\ndescription: Detects execution of \"AdPlus.exe\", a binary that is part of the Windows SDK that can be used as a LOLBIN in order to dump process memory and execute arbitrary commands.\nreferences:\n    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Adplus/\n    - https://twitter.com/nas_bench/status/1534916659676422152\n    - https://twitter.com/nas_bench/status/1534915321856917506\nauthor: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2022-06-09\nmodified: 2023-06-23\ntags:\n    - attack.execution\n    - attack.credential-access\n    - attack.t1003.001\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection_img:\n        - Image|endswith: '\\adplus.exe'\n        - OriginalFileName: 'Adplus.exe'\n    selection_cli:\n        CommandLine|contains:\n            # Dump process memory\n            - ' -hang '\n            - ' -pn '\n            - ' -pmn '\n            - ' -p '\n            - ' -po '\n            # Using a config file\n            - ' -c '\n            # Execute commands inline\n            - ' -sc '\n    condition: all of selection_*\nfalsepositives:\n    - Legitimate usage of Adplus for debugging purposes\nlevel: high\n","validation":"yaml_parsed_not_backend_compiled_or_live_validated","techniques":[{"key":"enterprise/T1003.001","id":"T1003.001","name":"LSASS Memory","page":"techniques/enterprise/T1003.001/"}],"data_path":"data/detection-rules/2f869d59-7f6a-4931-992c-cce556ff2d53.json","kind":"sigma"}