Detectionhightest

Potential MSTSC Shadowing Activity

Detects RDP session hijacking by using MSTSC shadowing

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Fri Jan 24Updated Sun Feb 056ba5a05f-b095-4f0a-8654-b825f4f16334windows

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:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'noconsentprompt'
            - 'shadow:'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Sub-techniques

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

6ba5a05f-b095-4f0a-8654-b825f4f16334

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Fri Jan 24

Modified

Sun Feb 05

Author

Path

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_mstsc_rdp_hijack_shadowing.yml

Raw Tags

attack.lateral-movementattack.t1563.002