Suspicious Mstsc.EXE Execution With Local RDP File
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects potential RDP connection via Mstsc using a local ".rdp" file located in suspicious locations.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\mstsc.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "mstsc.exe") AND COMMANDLINE endswith ".rdp,.rdp"" AND COMMANDLINE contains ":\Users\Public\,:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color,:\Windows\System32\Tasks_Migrated ,:\Windows\Tasks\,:\Windows\Temp\,:\Windows\Tracing\,\AppData\Local\Temp\,\Downloads" 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)
