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Name: Cscript.exe
Description: Binary used to execute scripts in Windows
Author: 'Oddvar Moe'
Created: '2018-05-25'
Commands:
  - Command: cscript c:\ads\file.txt:script.vbs
    Description: Use cscript.exe to exectute a Visual Basic script stored in an Alternate Data Stream (ADS).
    Usecase: Can be used to evade defensive countermeasures or to hide as a persistence mechanism
    Category: Alternate data streams
    Privileges: User
    MitreID: T1096
    MitreLink: https://attack.mitre.org/wiki/Technique/T1096
    OperatingSystem: Windows vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
Full Path:
  - Path: C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe
  - Path: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe
Code Sample: 
- Code:
Detection:
 - IOC: Cscript.exe executing files from alternate data streams
Resources:
  - Link: https://gist.github.com/api0cradle/cdd2d0d0ec9abb686f0e89306e277b8f
  - Link: https://oddvar.moe/2018/01/14/putting-data-in-alternate-data-streams-and-how-to-execute-it/
Acknowledgement:
  - Person: Oddvar Moe
    Handle: '@oddvarmoe'
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