BIOC Informational

Microsoft HTML Application Host spawns from CMD or PowerShell

Microsoft HTML Application Host is a program whose source code consists of HTML, Dynamic HTML and a few scripting languages compatible with Internet Explorer such as VBScript or JScript. It does not typically spawn from PowerShell or CMD.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Agent event type:
Process execution
Category:
Execution
Status:
Enabled
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: System Binary Proxy Execution: Mshta (T1218.005)
Indicator:

Process action type = execution AND target process name = mshta.exe Process initiated by = cmd.exe , powershell.exe

Preventable: yes