Suspicious Git Clone (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Git Clone (via process_creation)
id: e037a87b-7da0-5b34-84a0-af47fa3d1628
status: stable
description: This rule detects execution of "git" to clone a remote repository that contain anomalous keywords which might be anomalous
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1593/003/
    - https://gist.githubusercontent.com/MichaelKoczwara/12faba9c061c12b5814b711166de8c2f/raw/e2068486692897b620c25fde1ea258c8218fe3d3/history.txt
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-06-12
tags:
    - attack.reconnaissance
    - attack.t1593.003
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_img:
        - Image|endswith:
              - '\git.exe'
              - '\git-remote-https.exe'
        - OriginalFileName: 'git.exe'
    selection_cli:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' clone '
            - 'git-remote-https '
    selection_keyword:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'exploit'
            - 'Vulns'
            - 'vulnerability'
            - 'RemoteCodeExecution'
            - 'Invoke-'
            - 'CVE-'
            - 'poc-'
            - 'ProofOfConcept'
            - 'proxyshell'
            - 'log4shell'
            - 'eternalblue'
            - 'eternal-blue'
            - 'MS17-'
    condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium