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Suspicious RDP Redirect Using TSCON

Detects a suspicious RDP session redirect using tscon.exe

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Sat Mar 17Updated Tue May 16f72aa3e8-49f9-4c7d-bd74-f8ab84ff9bbbwindows

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: ' /dest:rdp-tcp#'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

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

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

TA0008 · Lateral Movement

Sub-techniques

T1563.002 · RDP Hijacking T1021.001 · Remote Desktop Protocol

CAR Analytics

2013-07-002 · CAR 2013-07-002

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

f72aa3e8-49f9-4c7d-bd74-f8ab84ff9bbb

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Sat Mar 17

Modified

Tue May 16

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Path

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_tscon_rdp_redirect.yml

Raw Tags

attack.lateral-movementattack.t1563.002attack.t1021.001car.2013-07-002

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