Rules: MSHTA Suspicious Execution
Detection for mshta.exe suspicious execution patterns sometimes involving file polyglotism.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Templated Match |
| Category | Defense Evasion |
| Apply Risk to Entities | device_hostname, device_ip, user_username |
| Signal Name | MSHTA Suspicious Execution |
| Summary Expression | Suspicious MSHTA execution on host: {{device_hostname}} |
| Score/Severity | Static: 3 |
| Enabled by Default | True |
| Prototype | False |
| Tags | _mitreAttackTactic:TA0005, _mitreAttackTechnique:T1140, _mitreAttackTechnique:T1218, _mitreAttackTechnique:T1218.005 |
| Origin | Field |
|---|---|
| Normalized Schema | baseImage |
| Normalized Schema | commandLine |
| Normalized Schema | device_hostname |
| Normalized Schema | device_ip |
| Normalized Schema | user_username |