Suspicious COM Object Execution through Xwizard.EXE (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious COM Object Execution through Xwizard.EXE (via process_creation)
id: 3395acc7-d172-53a7-8399-a64203045221
status: stable
description: This rule detects the execution of Xwizard tool with the "RunWizard" flag and a GUID like argument. This utility can be misused to run custom COM object created in the registry.
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Xwizard/
    - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/execution-of-com-object-via-xwizard.html
    - https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2017/07/31/the-wizard-of-x-oppa-plugx-style/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-05-24
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1218
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine: 'RunWizard'
        CommandLine|re: '\{[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}\}'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium