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Suspicious Plink Port Forwarding
Detects suspicious Plink tunnel port forwarding to a local port
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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Tue Jan 19Updated Sun Oct 0948a61b29-389f-4032-b317-b30de6b95314windows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation
Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
Description: 'Command-line SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin client'
CommandLine|contains: ' -R '
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Administrative activity using a remote port forwarding to a local port
MITRE ATT&CK
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Rule Metadata
Rule ID
48a61b29-389f-4032-b317-b30de6b95314
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Tue Jan 19
Modified
Sun Oct 09
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_plink_port_forwarding.yml
Raw Tags
attack.command-and-controlattack.t1572attack.lateral-movementattack.t1021.001