Another snapattack windows batch - #4192
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Pull request overview
This pull request adds new Windows endpoint detections converted from Snap Attack and expands the attacker tooling lookup to improve coverage for common discovery and execution behaviors.
Changes:
- Added 4 new endpoint detection analytics for Windows process and PowerShell behaviors.
- Updated the
attacker_toolslookup to includenetscan.exe.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| lookups/csv/attacker_tools.csv | Adds netscan.exe to the attacker tools lookup to improve enrichment/triage. |
| detections/endpoint/windows_suspicious_child_of_consent_exe.yml | New analytic for unexpected child processes spawned by consent.exe (UAC bypass signal). |
| detections/endpoint/windows_powershell_commands_from_dns_txt.yml | New analytic for PowerShell script-block patterns indicative of DNS TXT–based command retrieval/execution. |
| detections/endpoint/windows_network_sniffing_tools.yml | New analytic for executions of common Windows packet capture/sniffing utilities. |
| detections/endpoint/windows_dir_piped_to_findstr_activity.yml | New analytic for dir piped to findstr reconnaissance activity. |
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Had to reduce Windows Dir Piped to Findstr Activity to hunting due to large amount of FPs and few metadata tweaks here and there.
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Details
This PR adds multiple new detections converted from Snap Attack. Below is a detailed summary of the changes introduced by the review.
New Analytics [4]
Multiple analytics (a total of 4) have been added in this PR covering several techniques.
Updated Lookups [1]
Netscan added to attacker_tools lookup