InstallUtil Execution

InstallUtil may be abused to bypass process whitelisting or proxy the execution of code through a trusted Windows utility.

id:b937f762-466f-4242-a461-d68e6e4bfc5a
categories:hunt
confidence:low
os:windows
created:7/26/2019
updated:7/26/2019

MITRE ATT&CK™ Mapping

tactics:Execution, Defense Evasion
techniques:T1118 InstallUtil

Query

process where subtype.create and
  process_name == "installutil.exe" and
  command_line == "* *"
| unique parent_process_name, command_line

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