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MITRE ATT&CK T1021.002 Windows Admin Share With User Enrichment
Net use commands for SMB/Windows admin shares focused on UDM enriched user fields
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Lateral Movement |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688: A new process has been created. |
Rule body
// Copyright 2023 Google LLC. Licensed under Apache-2.0.
rule mitre_attack_T1021_002_windows_admin_share_with_user_enrichment {
meta:
author = "Google Cloud Security"
description = "Net use commands for SMB/Windows admin shares focused on UDM enriched user fields"
rule_id = "mr_57f52ed2-c7e2-4c8d-b308-2a3238986e98"
rule_name = "MITRE ATT&CK T1021.002 Windows Admin Share With User Enrichment"
tactic = "TA0008"
technique = "T1021.002"
type = "alert"
tags = "user enrichment"
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
$process.principal.user.userid = $userid
/* Enriched UDM fields from assets & users can often be used without needing to
join to entity graph for these fields, assuming assets and users are being ingested */
$process.principal.user.department != "Information Technology" or
$process.principal.user.title = "Intern"
match:
$userid over 5m
outcome:
$risk_score = 35
$event_count = count_distinct($process.metadata.id)
// added to populate alert graph with additional context
$principal_hostname = array_distinct($process.principal.hostname)
$principal_process_pid = array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid)
$principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line)
$principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256)
$principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path)
$principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
$target_process_pid = array_distinct($process.target.process.pid)
$target_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line)
$target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256)
$target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path)
$target_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
// Commented out principal.ip because it is already represented in graph as match variable. If match changes, can uncomment to add to results
//$principal_user_userid = array_distinct($process.principal.user.userid)
condition:
$process
}
YARA-L rule structure
Condition
Fires when at least one $process event in the 5m window.
Events
$process
target.process.command_line matches "net.*use.*(C|ADMIN|IPC)\$"principal.user.department != "Information Technology"principal.user.title = "Intern"
Match and correlation
Outcome
Outcome variables add context to a detection. When the rule generates an alert, $risk_score is displayed with it.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | 35 |
event_count | count_distinct($process.metadata.id) |
principal_hostname | array_distinct($process.principal.hostname) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid) |
principal_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line) |
principal_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256) |
principal_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path) |
principal_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_pid | array_distinct($process.target.process.pid) |
target_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line) |
target_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256) |
target_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path) |
target_process_product_specific_process_id | array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id) |