Discovery of Internet Capabilities via Built-in Tools

Identifies the use of built-in tools attackers can use to check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems. These results may be used to determine communication capabilities with C2 servers, or to identify routes, redirectors, and proxy servers.

Rule type: new_terms
Rule indices:

• logs-endpoint.events.*

Rule Severity: low
Risk Score: 21
Runs every:
Searches indices from: now-9m
Maximum alerts per execution: ?
References:

Tags:

• Domain: Endpoint
• OS: Windows
• Use Case: Threat Detection
• Tactic: Discovery
• Rule Type: BBR
• Data Source: Elastic Defend

Version: ?
Rule authors:

• Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

host.os.type:windows and event.category:process and event.type:start and
process.name.caseless:("ping.exe" or "tracert.exe" or "pathping.exe") and
not process.args:("127.0.0.1" or "0.0.0.0" or "localhost" or "::1")

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK

• Tactic:

  • Name: Discovery
  • Id: TA0007
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/

• Technique:

  • Name: System Network Configuration Discovery
  • Id: T1016
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1016/

• Sub Technique:

  • Name: Internet Connection Discovery
  • Id: T1016.001
  • Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1016/001/