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# API Reference: Hunting for Webshell Activity
## Process Tree Detection
| Parent Process | Child Process | Severity |
|----------------|---------------|----------|
| w3wp.exe | cmd.exe, powershell.exe | CRITICAL |
| httpd/apache2 | bash, sh, python | CRITICAL |
| tomcat/java | cmd.exe, bash | CRITICAL |
| nginx | bash, sh | CRITICAL |
## Splunk SPL - Web Server Shell Spawn
```spl
index=sysmon EventCode=1
| where match(ParentImage, "(?i)(w3wp|httpd|apache2|nginx|tomcat)")
| where match(Image, "(?i)(cmd\.exe|powershell|bash|whoami|net\.exe)")
| table _time Computer ParentImage Image CommandLine User
```
## KQL - Web Shell Process Chain
```kql
DeviceProcessEvents
| where InitiatingProcessFileName in~ ("w3wp.exe", "httpd", "apache2", "nginx")
| where FileName in~ ("cmd.exe", "powershell.exe", "bash", "whoami.exe")
| project Timestamp, DeviceName, InitiatingProcessFileName, FileName, ProcessCommandLine
```
## Web Access Log Patterns
```python
webshell_patterns = [
r"POST\s+.*\.(asp|aspx|php|jsp)\s+", # POST to script files
r"cmd=|exec=|command=|shell=", # Command parameters
r"c99shell|r57shell|b374k|weevely", # Known webshell names
]
```
## Sigma Rule - Webshell Detection
```yaml
title: Webshell Spawning Shell Process
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
parent:
ParentImage|endswith: '\w3wp.exe'
child:
Image|endswith:
- '\cmd.exe'
- '\powershell.exe'
condition: parent and child
level: critical
tags:
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1505.003
```
### References
- MITRE T1505.003: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1505/003/
- SANS Webshell Detection: https://www.sans.org/white-papers/
- Sigma webshell rules: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma