Excel launching anomalous processes

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Use this query to find Excel launching anomalous processes congruent with Qakbot payloads which contain additional markers from recent Qakbot executions. The presence of such anomalous processes indicate that the payload was delivered and executed, though reconnaissance and successful implantation hasn't been completed yet.

Attribute Value
Type Hunting Query
Solution GitHub Only
ID f387a52b-a1c3-43dc-b4cf-e6cbf895a3da
Tactics Execution
Required Connectors MicrosoftThreatProtection
Source [View on GitHub](https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Hunting Queries/Microsoft%20365%20Defender/Campaigns/Qakbot/Excel%20launching%20anomalous%20processes.yaml)

Tables Used

This content item queries data from the following tables:

Table Selection Criteria Transformations Ingestion API Lake-Only
DeviceProcessEvents InitiatingProcessFileName in "excel.exe,regsvr32.exe"
InitiatingProcessParentFileName has "excel.exe"
✓ ✗ ✓

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