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MITRE ATT&CK T1021.002 Windows Admin Share Basic
Detect the use of net use for SMB/Windows admin shares
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Lateral Movement | T1021.002 Remote Services: SMB/Windows Admin Shares |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688 | A new process has been created. |
Rule body yaral
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rule mitre_attack_T1021_002_windows_admin_share_basic {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Detect the use of net use for SMB/Windows admin shares"
rule_id = "mr_ceadd402-7315-4462-9716-8b41a6329bdd"
rule_name = "MITRE ATT&CK T1021.002 Windows Admin Share Basic"
tactic = "TA0008"
technique = "T1021.002"
type = "alert"
platform = "Windows"
data_source = "microsoft sysmon, microsoft windows events"
severity = "Low"
priority = "Low"
events:
$process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
$process.target.process.command_line = /net.*use.*(C|ADMIN|IPC)\$/ nocase
outcome:
$risk_score = 35
// added to populate alert graph with additional context
$principal_hostname = $process.principal.hostname
$principal_process_pid = $process.principal.process.pid
$principal_process_command_line = $process.principal.process.command_line
$principal_process_file_sha256 = $process.principal.process.file.sha256
$principal_process_file_full_path = $process.principal.process.file.full_path
$principal_process_product_specific_process_id = $process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = $process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id
$target_process_pid = $process.target.process.pid
$target_process_command_line = $process.target.process.command_line
$target_process_file_sha256 = $process.target.process.file.sha256
$target_process_file_full_path = $process.target.process.file.full_path
$target_process_product_specific_process_id = $process.target.process.product_specific_process_id
$principal_user_userid = $process.principal.user.userid
condition:
$process
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $process event.
Events
$process
target.process.command_line matches "net.*use.*(C|ADMIN|IPC)\$"
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 35 |
principal_hostname | $process.principal.hostname |
principal_process_pid | $process.principal.process.pid |
principal_process_command_line | $process.principal.process.command_line |
principal_process_file_sha256 | $process.principal.process.file.sha256 |
principal_process_file_full_path | $process.principal.process.file.full_path |
principal_process_product_specific_process_id | $process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id | $process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id |
target_process_pid | $process.target.process.pid |
target_process_command_line | $process.target.process.command_line |
target_process_file_sha256 | $process.target.process.file.sha256 |
target_process_file_full_path | $process.target.process.file.full_path |
target_process_product_specific_process_id | $process.target.process.product_specific_process_id |
principal_user_userid | $process.principal.user.userid |