Mounting Hidden or WebDav Remote Shares
editMounting Hidden or WebDav Remote Shares
editIdentifies the use of net.exe to mount a WebDav or hidden remote share. This may indicate lateral movement or preparation for data exfiltration.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
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:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Lateral Movement
Version: 100
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
editRule query
editprocess where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
((process.name : "net.exe" or process.pe.original_file_name == "net.exe") or ((process.name : "net1.exe" or process.pe.original_file_name == "net1.exe") and
not process.parent.name : "net.exe")) and
process.args : "use" and
/* including hidden and webdav based online shares such as onedrive */
process.args : ("\\\\*\\*$*", "\\\\*@SSL\\*", "http*") and
/* excluding shares deletion operation */
not process.args : "/d*"
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Lateral Movement
- ID: TA0008
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/
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Technique:
- Name: Remote Services
- ID: T1021
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: SMB/Windows Admin Shares
- ID: T1021.002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002/