Msdeploy.exe

type: OtherMSBinaries

Microsoft tool used to deploy Web Applications.

Full path

C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V2\msdeploy.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V2\msdeploy.exe
C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe
C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V4\msdeploy.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V4\msdeploy.exe
C:\Program Files\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V5\msdeploy.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\IIS\Microsoft Web Deploy V5\msdeploy.exe

Commands

ExecuteUser T1218
Local execution of batch file using msdeploy.exe.
```
msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:RunCommand -dest:runCommand="{PATH_ABSOLUTE:.bat}"
```
Launch .bat file via msdeploy.exe.
os: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server
Execute: CMD
AWL BypassUser T1218
Local execution of batch file using msdeploy.exe.
```
msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:RunCommand -dest:runCommand="{PATH_ABSOLUTE:.bat}"
```
Launch .bat file via msdeploy.exe.
os: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server
Execute: CMD
CopyUser T1105
Copy file.
```
msdeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:filePath={PATH_ABSOLUTE:.source.ext} -dest:filePath={PATH_ABSOLUTE:.dest.ext}
```
Copy file from source to destination.
os: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server

Detection

Sigma https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/683b63f8184b93c9564c4310d10c571cbe367e1e/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_msdeploy.yml

Resources

acknowledgement: Pierre-Alexandre Braeken @pabraeken, Avihay Eldad @AvihayEldad