PowerShell ICMP Exfiltration

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol - ICMP. Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over an un-encrypted network protocol other than that of the existing command and control channel.

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "PowerShell Script Block Logged" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "New-Object" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains "System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping" AND SCRIPTEXECUTED contains ".Send(" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.SCRIPTEXECUTED

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

Windows

Author

Bartlomiej Czyz @bczyz1, oscd.community