PH_Rule_SIGMA_2398
Enabled
Detects the usage of the "net.exe" command to start a service using the "start" flag. This rule is adapted from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_net_start_service.yml
3
Security
Execution
Execution consists of techniques that result in adversary-controlled code running on a local or remote system. Techniques that run malicious code are often paired with techniques from all other tactics to achieve broader goals, like exploring a network or stealing data. For example, an adversary might use a remote access tool to run a PowerShell script that does Remote System Discovery.
https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002T1569.002
System Services: Service Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows service control manager to execute malicious commands or payloads. The Windows service control manager is an interface to manage and manipulate services. The service control manager is accessible to users via GUI components as well as system utilities such as sc.exe. PsExec can also be used to execute commands or payloads via a temporary Windows service created through the service control manager API. Adversaries may execute malicious content by either executing a new or modified service. This technique is the execution used in conjunction with Windows Service during service persistence or privilege escalation.
https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1569/002Server
Windows Sysmon via FortiSIEM Agent
Correlation
No remediation guidance specified
If the following pattern or patterns match an ingested event within the given time window in seconds, trigger an incident.
300 seconds
If the following defined pattern/s occur within a 300 second time window.
Filter
This is the named definition of the event query, this is important if multiple subpatterns are defined to distinguish them.
This is the query logic that matches incoming events
eventType="Win-Sysmon-1-Create-Process" AND (procName REGEXP "\\net1\.exe$|\\net\.exe$" OR srcFileName IN ("net.exe","net1.exe")) AND command REGEXP ".* start .*"
This defines how matching events are aggregated, only events with the same matching attribute values are grouped into one unique incident ID
command,hostName,procName,srcFileName
This is most typically a numerical constraint that defines when the rule should trigger an incident
COUNT(*) >= 1
This section defines which fields in matching raw events should be mapped to the incident attributes in the resulting incident.
The available raw event attributes to map are limited to the group by attributes and the aggregate event constraint fields for each subpattern
command = Filter.command,
hostName = Filter.hostName,
procName = Filter.procName,
srcFileName = Filter.srcFileName