Default RDP Port Changed to Non Standard Port

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects changes to the default RDP port. Remote desktop is a common feature in operating systems. It allows a user to log into a remote system using an interactive session with a graphical user interface. Microsoft refers to its implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) as Remote Desktop Services (RDS).

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Registry value modified" AND (OBJECTNAME endswith "\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber" OR (OBJECTNAME endswith "\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp" AND OBJECTVALUENAME = "PortNumber")) AND (INFORMATION != "DWORD (0x00000d3d)" AND (CHANGES != 3389 OR NEWTYPE != "REG_DWORD")) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.PREVVAL,Action1.CHANGES

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

frack113