Suspicious Reconnaissance Activity Via GatherNetworkInfo.VBS

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

Detects execution of the built-in script located in "C:\\Windows\\System32\\gatherNetworkInfo.vbs". Which can be used to gather information about the target machine

Severity

Trouble

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND COMMANDLINE contains "gatherNetworkInfo.vbs" AND PROCESSNAME notendswith "\cscript.exe,\wscript.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

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)