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Id9f921513-65f3-48a2-ae7d-326c5901c55e
RulenameDetect .NET runtime being loaded in JScript for code execution
DescriptionThis query detects .NET being loaded from wscript or cscript to run .NET code, such as cactustorch and sharpshooter.

All based on the DotNetToJScript by James Foreshaw documented here https://github.com/tyranid/DotNetToJScript.
SeverityMedium
TacticsExecution
TechniquesT1204
Required data connectorsMicrosoftThreatProtection
KindScheduled
Query frequency1h
Query period1h
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/FalconFriday/Analytic%20Rules/DotNetToJScript.yaml
Version1.0.0
Arm template9f921513-65f3-48a2-ae7d-326c5901c55e.json
Deploy To Azure
DeviceImageLoadEvents 
| where FileName in~ ("mscoree.dll", "mscorlib.dll", "mscorlib.ni.dll") 
| where tolower(InitiatingProcessFileName) in ("wscript.exe", "cscript.exe", "mshta.exe")
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountSid
    identifier: Sid
  - columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountDomain
    identifier: NTDomain
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: DeviceName
    identifier: FullName
- entityType: Process
  fieldMappings:
  - columnName: InitiatingProcessCommandLine
    identifier: CommandLine
query: |
  DeviceImageLoadEvents 
  | where FileName in~ ("mscoree.dll", "mscorlib.dll", "mscorlib.ni.dll") 
  | where tolower(InitiatingProcessFileName) in ("wscript.exe", "cscript.exe", "mshta.exe")
id: 9f921513-65f3-48a2-ae7d-326c5901c55e
queryFrequency: 1h
status: Available
version: 1.0.0
severity: Medium
relevantTechniques:
- T1204
name: Detect .NET runtime being loaded in JScript for code execution
kind: Scheduled
tactics:
- Execution
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - DeviceImageLoadEvents
  connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
description: |
  This query detects .NET being loaded from wscript or cscript to run .NET code, such as cactustorch and sharpshooter.
  All based on the DotNetToJScript by James Foreshaw documented here https://github.com/tyranid/DotNetToJScript. 
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/FalconFriday/Analytic%20Rules/DotNetToJScript.yaml
triggerOperator: gt
triggerThreshold: 0
queryPeriod: 1h
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        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccountSid",
                "identifier": "Sid"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccountDomain",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
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              {
                "columnName": "DeviceName",
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              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Process",
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                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessCommandLine",
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              }
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        "queryFrequency": "PT1H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT1H",
        "severity": "Medium",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
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          "Execution"
        ],
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          "T1204"
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