ASR Bypassing Writing Executable Content

let timeframe = 1d;
let executableExtensions = dynamic([".js", ".hta", ".lnk", ".application", ".vb", ".vba", ".vbs", ".ps", ".ps1", ".bat", ".cmd"]);
DeviceFileEvents
| where Timestamp >= ago(timeframe)
| where InitiatingProcessFileName in~ ("winword.exe", "excel.exe", "outlook.exe", "powerpnt.exe")
| where ActionType == "FileRenamed"
// The mv-apply is less performance compared to doing a full written out !endswith. We kept the mv-apply since We don't hit any limits and get more readable/maintainable code.
| mv-apply ext=executableExtensions to typeof(string) on
(
    where PreviousFileName !endswith ext and FileName endswith ext
)
| project-reorder PreviousFileName, FileName
// Begin allow-list.
// End allow-list.

tactics:
- DefenseEvasion
severity: Medium
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
  dataTypes:
  - DeviceFileEvents
triggerOperator: gt
query: |
  let timeframe = 1d;
  let executableExtensions = dynamic([".js", ".hta", ".lnk", ".application", ".vb", ".vba", ".vbs", ".ps", ".ps1", ".bat", ".cmd"]);
  DeviceFileEvents
  | where Timestamp >= ago(timeframe)
  | where InitiatingProcessFileName in~ ("winword.exe", "excel.exe", "outlook.exe", "powerpnt.exe")
  | where ActionType == "FileRenamed"
  // The mv-apply is less performance compared to doing a full written out !endswith. We kept the mv-apply since We don't hit any limits and get more readable/maintainable code.
  | mv-apply ext=executableExtensions to typeof(string) on
  (
      where PreviousFileName !endswith ext and FileName endswith ext
  )
  | project-reorder PreviousFileName, FileName
  // Begin allow-list.
  // End allow-list.  
triggerThreshold: 0
name: ASR Bypassing Writing Executable Content
kind: Scheduled
version: 1.0.0
relevantTechniques:
- T1211
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/FalconFriday/Analytic Rules/ASRBypassingWritingExecutableContent.yaml
description: |
    The query checks for any file which has been created/written by an Office application and shortly after renamed to one of the deny-listed "executable extensions" which are text files. (e.g. ps1, .js, .vbs).
status: Available
queryFrequency: 1h
queryPeriod: 1h
entityMappings:
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: DeviceName
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: Sid
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountSid
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: InitiatingProcessAccountDomain
- entityType: Process
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: CommandLine
    columnName: InitiatingProcessCommandLine
id: efe4efef-5ca7-4b51-a53e-0e96492ce97a

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        "severity": "Medium",
        "enabled": true,
        "query": "let timeframe = 1d;\nlet executableExtensions = dynamic([\".js\", \".hta\", \".lnk\", \".application\", \".vb\", \".vba\", \".vbs\", \".ps\", \".ps1\", \".bat\", \".cmd\"]);\nDeviceFileEvents\n| where Timestamp >= ago(timeframe)\n| where InitiatingProcessFileName in~ (\"winword.exe\", \"excel.exe\", \"outlook.exe\", \"powerpnt.exe\")\n| where ActionType == \"FileRenamed\"\n// The mv-apply is less performance compared to doing a full written out !endswith. We kept the mv-apply since We don't hit any limits and get more readable/maintainable code.\n| mv-apply ext=executableExtensions to typeof(string) on\n(\n    where PreviousFileName !endswith ext and FileName endswith ext\n)\n| project-reorder PreviousFileName, FileName\n// Begin allow-list.\n// End allow-list.\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT1H",
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        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0,
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        "entityMappings": [
          {
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              {
                "columnName": "DeviceName",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              }
            ],
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          },
          {
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccountSid",
                "identifier": "Sid"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
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                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessAccountDomain",
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              }
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          },
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              {
                "columnName": "InitiatingProcessCommandLine",
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              }
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          }
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        "status": "Available",
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    }
  ]
}