{"id":"53d4bb30-3f36-4e8a-b078-69d36c4a79ff","title":"COM Object Execution via Xwizard.EXE","description":"Detects the execution of Xwizard tool with the \"RunWizard\" flag and a GUID like argument.\nThis utility can be abused in order to run custom COM object created in the registry.\n","author":"Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, @oscd_initiative, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)","status":"test","level":"medium","date":"2020-10-07","modified":"2024-08-15","tags":["attack.stealth","attack.t1218"],"technique_ids":["T1218"],"logsource":{"category":"process_creation","product":"windows"},"falsepositives":["Unknown"],"references":["https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Xwizard/","https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/execution-of-com-object-via-xwizard.html","https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2017/07/31/the-wizard-of-x-oppa-plugx-style/"],"source_path":"rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_xwizard_runwizard_com_object_exec.yml","source_sha256":"6a655074c31c8373bb77a0ce29b015d80e6c1d78d2c19c8f4a03879e8efcd322","source_url":"https://github.com/anpa1200/sigma/blob/b249e9683190cffdcaf188ccbfb90bf4759844e1/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_xwizard_runwizard_com_object_exec.yml","license":"Detection Rule License 1.1","license_url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md","yaml":"title: COM Object Execution via Xwizard.EXE\nid: 53d4bb30-3f36-4e8a-b078-69d36c4a79ff\nstatus: test\ndescription: |\n    Detects the execution of Xwizard tool with the \"RunWizard\" flag and a GUID like argument.\n    This utility can be abused in order to run custom COM object created in the registry.\nreferences:\n    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Xwizard/\n    - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/execution-of-com-object-via-xwizard.html\n    - https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2017/07/31/the-wizard-of-x-oppa-plugx-style/\nauthor: Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, @oscd_initiative, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)\ndate: 2020-10-07\nmodified: 2024-08-15\ntags:\n    - attack.stealth\n    - attack.t1218\nlogsource:\n    category: process_creation\n    product: windows\ndetection:\n    selection:\n        CommandLine: 'RunWizard'\n        CommandLine|re: '\\{[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}\\}'\n    condition: 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/53d4bb30-3f36-4e8a-b078-69d36c4a79ff.json","kind":"sigma"}