Weak or Abused Passwords In CLI
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects weak passwords or often abused passwords (seen used by threat actors) via the CLI. An example would be a threat actor creating a new user via the net command and providing the password inline
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND COMMANDLINE contains "123456789,123123qwE,Asd123.aaaa,Decryptme,P@ssw0rd!,Pass8080,password123,test@202" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
