Suspicious Execute Files with Msdeploy.exe (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Execute Files with Msdeploy.exe (via process_creation)
id: 0f6a3585-97f3-5221-9a6e-b99abac682ec
status: stable
description: This rule detects file execution using the msdeploy.exe lolbin
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/
    - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/OtherMSBinaries/Msdeploy/
    - https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/995837734379032576
    - https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/999090532839313408
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-01-06
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1218
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'verb:sync'
            - '-source:RunCommand'
            - '-dest:runCommand'
        Image|endswith: '\msdeploy.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium