Windows Print Executable Misuse via print.exe Command-Line

title: Windows Print Executable Misuse via print.exe Command-Line
id: 59fb93f9-f7d5-4efc-9bdc-bbe429058612
status: test
description: This rule identifies process executions of print.exe where the command line starts with "print" and includes both "/D" and ".exe", excluding cases where the command line contains the literal "print.exe". Such usage can indicate attackers leveraging the Windows print utility to copy or stage files remotely under the guise of a legitimate binary. It relies on Windows process creation telemetry, specifically Image path and CommandLine content.
references:
  - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Print/
  - https://twitter.com/Oddvarmoe/status/985518877076541440
  - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_print_remote_file_copy.yml
author: Furkan CALISKAN, @caliskanfurkan_, @oscd_initiative, Huntrule Team
date: 2020-10-05
modified: 2022-07-07
tags:
  - attack.stealth
  - attack.t1218
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    Image|endswith: \print.exe
    CommandLine|startswith: print
    CommandLine|contains|all:
      - /D
      - .exe
  filter_print:
    CommandLine|contains: print.exe
  condition: selection and not filter_print
falsepositives:
  - Unknown
level: medium
license: DRL-1.1
related:
  - id: bafac3d6-7de9-4dd9-8874-4a1194b493ed
    type: derived