NRT Base64 Encoded Windows Process Command-lines

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Id	c3e5dbaa-a540-408c-8b36-68bdfb3df088
Rulename	NRT Base64 Encoded Windows Process Command-lines
Description	This detection identifies instances of a base64 encoded PE file header seen in the process command line parameter.
Severity	Medium
Tactics	Execution DefenseEvasion
Techniques	T1059 T1027 T1140
Required data connectors	SecurityEvents WindowsSecurityEvents
Kind	NRT
Source Uri	https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Windows Security Events/Analytic Rules/NRT_base64_encoded_pefile.yaml
Version	1.0.2
Arm template	c3e5dbaa-a540-408c-8b36-68bdfb3df088.json

KQL

SecurityEvent
 | where EventID == 4688
 | where isnotempty(CommandLine)
 | where CommandLine contains "TVqQAAMAAAAEAAA"
 | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0]), DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))

YAML

query: |
  SecurityEvent
   | where EventID == 4688
   | where isnotempty(CommandLine)
   | where CommandLine contains "TVqQAAMAAAAEAAA"
   | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, '.', 0)[0]), DnsDomain = tostring(strcat_array(array_slice(split(Computer, '.'), 1, -1), '.'))  
name: NRT Base64 Encoded Windows Process Command-lines
entityMappings:
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: SubjectAccount
    identifier: FullName
  - columnName: SubjectUserName
    identifier: Name
  - columnName: SubjectDomainName
    identifier: NTDomain
  entityType: Account
- fieldMappings:
  - columnName: Computer
    identifier: FullName
  - columnName: HostName
    identifier: HostName
  - columnName: DnsDomain
    identifier: DnsDomain
  entityType: Host
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Windows Security Events/Analytic Rules/NRT_base64_encoded_pefile.yaml
description: |
    'This detection identifies instances of a base64 encoded PE file header seen in the process command line parameter.'
kind: NRT
version: 1.0.2
status: Available
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: SecurityEvents
  dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
- connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
  dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
tactics:
- Execution
- DefenseEvasion
id: c3e5dbaa-a540-408c-8b36-68bdfb3df088
relevantTechniques:
- T1059
- T1027
- T1140

ARM