PUA - SoftPerfect Netscan Execution

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects usage of SoftPerfect's "netscan.exe". An application for scanning networks. It is actively used in-the-wild by threat actors to inspect and understand the network architecture of a victim.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND PROCESSNAME endswith "\netscan.exe" OR PRODUCT_NAME = "Network Scanner" OR MESSAGE = "Application for scanning networks" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

@d4ns4n_ (Wuerth-Phoenix)