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Discovery of Internet Capabilities via Built-in Tools
editDiscovery of Internet Capabilities via Built-in Tools
editIdentifies the use of built-in tools attackers can use to check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems. These results may be used to determine communication capabilities with C2 servers, or to identify routes, redirectors, and proxy servers.
Rule type: new_terms
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Discovery
- Rule Type: BBR
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 102
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
edithost.os.type:windows and event.category:process and event.type:start and
process.name.caseless:("ping.exe" or "tracert.exe" or "pathping.exe") and
not process.args:("127.0.0.1" or "0.0.0.0" or "localhost" or "::1")
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
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Technique:
- Name: System Network Configuration Discovery
- ID: T1016
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1016/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Internet Connection Discovery
- ID: T1016.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1016/001/