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PUA - Nmap/Zenmap Execution
Detects usage of namp/zenmap. Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of services running on remote hosts, including those that may be vulnerable to remote software exploitation
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Discovery | T1046 Network Service Discovery |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1 | Process creation |
Rule body yaml
title: PUA - Nmap/Zenmap Execution
id: f6ecd1cf-19b8-4488-97f6-00f0924991a3
status: test
description: Detects usage of namp/zenmap. Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of services running on remote hosts, including those that may be vulnerable to remote software exploitation
references:
- https://nmap.org/
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1046/T1046.md#atomic-test-3---port-scan-nmap-for-windows
author: frack113
date: 2021-12-10
modified: 2023-12-11
tags:
- attack.discovery
- attack.t1046
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith:
- '\nmap.exe'
- '\zennmap.exe'
- OriginalFileName:
- 'nmap.exe'
- 'zennmap.exe'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administrator activity
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
- Image|endswith:
- '\nmap.exe'
- '\zennmap.exe'
- OriginalFileName:
- 'nmap.exe'
- 'zennmap.exe'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Image | ends_with |
|
OriginalFileName | eq |
|