Potential Network Sniffing Activity Using Network Tools
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects potential network sniffing via use of network tools such as "tshark", "windump". Network sniffing refers to using the network interface on a system to monitor or capture information sent over a wired or wireless connection. An adversary may place a network interface into promiscuous mode to passively access data in transit over the network, or use span ports to capture a larger amount of data.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\tshark.exe" AND COMMANDLINE contains "-i") OR PROCESSNAME endswith "\windump.exe" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
