attack.initial_access | Detection.FYI

Exploitation of Vulnerable VMware Horizon to LOG4J

Aug 10, 2024 · attack.initial_access attack.t1190 ·
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Detecting initial exploitation attempt against VMware Horizon deployments running vulnerable versions of Log4j.

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WScript Spawned from a Browser Making External Network Connections

Mar 26, 2024 · attack.initial_access attack.t1189 ·
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While JavaScript is everywhere on the web, it is rather unusual for the browser to download a JavaScript file and execute it via the Windows Script Host (wscript.exe). When this downloaded script starts communicating with devices outside of your network, things get even more suspicious. That said, this detection analytic may be noisy in some environments, so be prepared to identify what scripts are normally run in this way to tune out the noise. Part of the RedCanary 2024 Threat Detection Report.

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Malicious QakBot Dropped File Creation (Event 4663)

Sep 1, 2023 · attack.initial_access attack.defense_evasion attack.t1566 attack.t1027 attack.t1553 ·
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Detects creation of files potentially associated with QakBot initial infection, documented by Adithya Chandra and Sushant Kumar Arya of Trellix in August 2022.

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Search-ms and WebDAV Indicators in URL

Aug 5, 2023 · attack.initial_access attack.t1584 attack.t1566 ·
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Detects URL pattern used by search(-ms)/WebDAV initial access campaign.

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WebDAV Temporary Local File Creation

Aug 5, 2023 · attack.initial_access attack.t1584 attack.t1566 ·
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Detects the creation of WebDAV temporary files with suspicious extensions

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Yellow Cockatoo Powershell Startup Folder Persistence (RedCanary Threat Detection Report)

May 10, 2023 · attack.initial_access attack.defense_evasion attack.t1566 ·
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Detects .lnk files created by Powershell in the startup folder. Associated with (but not unique to) Yellow Cockatoo, AKA Solarmarker/Jupyter Stealer. Part of the RedCanary 2023 Threat Detection Report.

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Yellow Cockatoo PowerShell Suspicious .NET Methods (RedCanary Threat Detection Report)

May 10, 2023 · attack.initial_access attack.defense_evasion attack.t1566 ·
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Detects suspicious Powershell script load contents associated with Yellow Cockatoo, AKA Solarmarker/Jupyter Stealer. Part of the RedCanary 2023 Threat Detection Report.

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Disabled Users Failing To Authenticate From Source Using Kerberos

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.t1110.003 attack.initial_access attack.privilege_escalation ·
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Detects failed logins with multiple disabled domain accounts from a single source system using the Kerberos protocol.

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Invalid Users Failing To Authenticate From Single Source Using NTLM

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.t1110.003 attack.initial_access attack.privilege_escalation ·
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Detects failed logins with multiple invalid domain accounts from a single source system using the NTLM protocol.

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Invalid Users Failing To Authenticate From Source Using Kerberos

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.t1110.003 attack.initial_access attack.privilege_escalation ·
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Detects failed logins with multiple invalid domain accounts from a single source system using the Kerberos protocol.

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Multiple Suspicious Resp Codes Caused by Single Client

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.initial_access attack.t1190 ·
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Detects possible exploitation activity or bugs in a web application

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Multiple Users Failing to Authenticate from Single Process

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.t1110.003 attack.initial_access attack.privilege_escalation ·
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Detects failed logins with multiple accounts from a single process on the system.

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Multiple Users Remotely Failing To Authenticate From Single Source

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.t1110.003 attack.initial_access attack.privilege_escalation ·
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Detects a source system failing to authenticate against a remote host with multiple users.

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OMIGOD SCX RunAsProvider ExecuteScript

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.privilege_escalation attack.initial_access attack.execution attack.t1068 attack.t1190 attack.t1203 ·
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Rule to detect the use of the SCX RunAsProvider ExecuteScript to execute any UNIX/Linux script using the /bin/sh shell. Script being executed gets created as a temp file in /tmp folder with a scx* prefix. Then it is invoked from the following directory /etc/opt/microsoft/scx/conf/tmpdir/. The file in that directory has the same prefix scx*. SCXcore, started as the Microsoft Operations Manager UNIX/Linux Agent, is now used in a host of products including Microsoft Operations Manager. Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft Operations Management Suite.

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Password Spraying via Explicit Credentials

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.t1110.003 attack.initial_access attack.privilege_escalation ·
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Detects a single user failing to authenticate to multiple users using explicit credentials.

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Possible DNS Rebinding

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.initial_access attack.t1189 ·
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Detects several different DNS-answers by one domain with IPs from internal and external networks. Normally, DNS-answer contain TTL >100. (DNS-record will saved in host cache for a while TTL).

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Valid Users Failing to Authenticate From Single Source Using Kerberos

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.t1110.003 attack.initial_access attack.privilege_escalation ·
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Detects multiple failed logins with multiple valid domain accounts from a single source system using the Kerberos protocol.

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Valid Users Failing to Authenticate from Single Source Using NTLM

Apr 21, 2023 · attack.t1110.003 attack.initial_access attack.privilege_escalation ·
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Detects failed logins with multiple valid domain accounts from a single source system using the NTLM protocol.

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External Remote Service Logon from Public IP

Jan 23, 2023 · attack.initial_access attack.credential_access attack.t1133 attack.t1078 attack.t1110 ·
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Detects successful logon from public IP address via RDP, SMB, etc. This can indicate a publicly-exposed RDP or SMB port.

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ISO Image Mount

Dec 28, 2022 · attack.initial_access attack.t1566.001 ·
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Detects the mount of ISO images on an endpoint

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Malicious QakBot Dropped File Creation (Sysmon)

Nov 18, 2022 · attack.initial_access attack.defense_evasion attack.t1566 attack.t1027 attack.t1553 ·
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Detects creation of files potentially associated with QakBot initial infection, documented by Adithya Chandra and Sushant Kumar Arya of Trellix in August 2022.

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