New Network Trace Capture Started Via Netsh.EXE

calendar Feb 13, 2023 · attack.discovery attack.credential_access attack.t1040  ·
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Detects the execution of netsh with the "trace" flag in order to start a network capture

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 1title: New Network Trace Capture Started Via Netsh.EXE
 2id: d3c3861d-c504-4c77-ba55-224ba82d0118
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the execution of netsh with the "trace" flag in order to start a network capture
 5references:
 6    - https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/canberrapfe/2012/03/30/capture-a-network-trace-without-installing-anything-capture-a-network-trace-of-a-reboot/
 7    - https://klausjochem.me/2016/02/03/netsh-the-cyber-attackers-tool-of-choice/
 8author: Kutepov Anton, oscd.community
 9date: 2019/10/24
10modified: 2023/02/13
11tags:
12    - attack.discovery
13    - attack.credential_access
14    - attack.t1040
15logsource:
16    category: process_creation
17    product: windows
18detection:
19    selection_img:
20        - Image|endswith: '\netsh.exe'
21        - OriginalFileName: 'netsh.exe'
22    selection_cli:
23        CommandLine|contains|all:
24            - 'trace'
25            - 'start'
26    condition: all of selection_*
27falsepositives:
28    - Legitimate administration activity
29level: medium

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