Rule Library

Sigma Rules

72 rules found for "reconnaissance"

3,707Total
3,116Detection
451Emerging
137Hunting
Detectionmediumtest

Bitbucket User Details Export Attempt Detected

Detects user data export activity.

bitbucketaudit
TA0009 · CollectionTA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryT1213 · Data from Information Repositories+2
Muhammad FaisalSun Feb 25application
Detectionmediumtest

Bitbucket User Permissions Export Attempt

Detects user permission data export attempt.

bitbucketaudit
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0009 · CollectionTA0007 · DiscoveryT1213 · Data from Information Repositories+2
Muhammad FaisalSun Feb 25application
Detectionhightest

AWS IAM S3Browser LoginProfile Creation

Detects S3 Browser utility performing reconnaissance looking for existing IAM Users without a LoginProfile defined then (when found) creating a LoginProfile.

AWScloudtrail
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0003 · PersistenceTA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0001 · Initial Access+3
daniel.bohannonWed May 17cloud
Detectionhightest

Azure AD Account Credential Leaked

Indicates that the user's valid credentials have been leaked.

Azureriskdetection
T1589 · Gather Victim Identity InformationTA0043 · Reconnaissance
Mark Morowczynski+1Sun Sep 03cloud
Detectionlowexperimental

System Info Discovery via Sysinfo Syscall

Detects use of the sysinfo system call in Linux, which provides a snapshot of key system statistics such as uptime, load averages, memory usage, and the number of running processes. Malware or reconnaissance tools might leverage sysinfo to fingerprint the system - gathering data to determine if it's a viable target.

Linuxauditd
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1057 · Process DiscoveryT1082 · System Information Discovery
Milad CheraghiFri May 30linux
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Use of /dev/tcp

Detects suspicious command with /dev/tcp

Linux
TA0043 · Reconnaissance
François HubautFri Dec 10linux
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Git Clone - Linux

Detects execution of "git" in order to clone a remote repository that contain suspicious keywords which might be suspicious

LinuxProcess Creation
TA0043 · Reconnaissanceattack.t1593.003
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Jan 03linux
Detectionmediumtest

Print History File Contents

Detects events in which someone prints the contents of history files to the commandline or redirects it to a file for reconnaissance

LinuxProcess Creation
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1592.004 · Client Configurations
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Jun 20linux
Detectionmediumtest

Access of Sudoers File Content

Detects the execution of a text-based file access or inspection utilities to read the content of /etc/sudoers in order to potentially list all users that have sudo rights.

LinuxProcess Creation
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1592.004 · Client Configurations
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Jun 20linux
Detectionhightest

Linux Recon Indicators

Detects events with patterns found in commands used for reconnaissance on linux systems

LinuxProcess Creation
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1592.004 · Client ConfigurationsTA0006 · Credential AccessT1552.001 · Credentials In Files
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Jun 20linux
Detectionhightest

DNS Query to External Service Interaction Domains

Detects suspicious DNS queries to external service interaction domains often used for out-of-band interactions after successful RCE

dns
TA0001 · Initial AccessT1190 · Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationTA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1595.002 · Vulnerability Scanning
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Jun 07network
Detectionmediumexperimental

Potential Hello-World Scraper Botnet Activity

Detects network traffic potentially associated with a scraper botnet variant that uses the "Hello-World/1.0" user-agent string.

Proxy Log
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1595 · Active Scanning
Joseph A. M.Sat Aug 02web
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - Advanced IP/Port Scanner Update Check

Detect the update check performed by Advanced IP/Port Scanner utilities.

Proxy Log
TA0007 · DiscoveryTA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1590 · Gather Victim Network Information
Axel OlssonSun Aug 14web
Detectionmediumtest

Failed DNS Zone Transfer

Detects when a DNS zone transfer failed.

Windowsdns-server
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1590.002 · DNS
Zach MathisWed May 24windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Active Directory Reconnaissance/Enumeration Via LDAP

Detects potential Active Directory enumeration via LDAP

Windowsldap
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1069.002 · Domain GroupsT1087.002 · Domain AccountT1482 · Domain Trust Discovery
Adeem MawaniTue Jun 22windows
Detectionhightest

AD Privileged Users or Groups Reconnaissance

Detect priv users or groups recon based on 4661 eventid and known privileged users or groups SIDs

Windowssecurity
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1087.002 · Domain Account
Samir BousseadenWed Apr 03windows
Detectionhightest

Reconnaissance Activity

Detects activity as "net user administrator /domain" and "net group domain admins /domain"

Windowssecurity
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1087.002 · Domain AccountT1069.002 · Domain GroupsS0039 · S0039
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+3Tue Mar 07windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious DNS Query for IP Lookup Service APIs

Detects DNS queries for IP lookup services such as "api.ipify.org" originating from a non browser process.

WindowsDNS Query
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1590 · Gather Victim Network Information
Brandon George (blog post)+1Thu Jul 08windows
Detectionmediumtest

GatherNetworkInfo.VBS Reconnaissance Script Output

Detects creation of files which are the results of executing the built-in reconnaissance script "C:\Windows\System32\gatherNetworkInfo.vbs".

WindowsFile Event
TA0007 · Discovery
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 08windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Active Directory Enumeration Using AD Module - PsModule

Detects usage of the "Import-Module" cmdlet to load the "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dl" DLL. Which is often used by attackers to perform AD enumeration.

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0040 · Impact
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Sun Jan 22windows
Detectionhightest

Malicious PowerShell Scripts - PoshModule

Detects the execution of known offensive powershell scripts used for exploitation or reconnaissance

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
François Hubaut+1Mon Jan 23windows
Detectionhightest

AADInternals PowerShell Cmdlets Execution - PsScript

Detects ADDInternals Cmdlet execution. A tool for administering Azure AD and Office 365. Which can be abused by threat actors to attack Azure AD or Office 365.

WindowsPowerShell Script
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0006 · Credential Access+1
Austin Songer+2Fri Dec 23windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Active Directory Enumeration Using AD Module - PsScript

Detects usage of the "Import-Module" cmdlet to load the "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dl" DLL. Which is often used by attackers to perform AD enumeration.

WindowsPowerShell Script
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0040 · Impact
François Hubaut+1Sun Jan 22windows
Detectionhightest

PowerShell ADRecon Execution

Detects execution of ADRecon.ps1 for AD reconnaissance which has been reported to be actively used by FIN7

WindowsPowerShell Script
TA0007 · DiscoveryTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Bhabesh RajFri Jul 16windows
Detectionhightest

HackTool - WinPwn Execution - ScriptBlock

Detects scriptblock text keywords indicative of potential usge of the tool WinPwn. A tool for Windows and Active Directory reconnaissance and exploitation.

WindowsPowerShell Script
TA0006 · Credential AccessTA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0002 · Execution+9
Swachchhanda Shrawan PoudelMon Dec 04windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

Potential Unconstrained Delegation Discovery Via Get-ADComputer - ScriptBlock

Detects the use of the "Get-ADComputer" cmdlet in order to identify systems which are configured for unconstrained delegation.

WindowsPowerShell Script
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0006 · Credential AccessT1018 · Remote System Discovery+2
François HubautWed Mar 05windows
Detectionhightest

Potential Reconnaissance For Cached Credentials Via Cmdkey.EXE

Detects usage of cmdkey to look for cached credentials on the system

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0006 · Credential AccessT1003.005 · Cached Domain Credentials
jmallette+2Wed Jan 16windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potentially Suspicious CMD Shell Output Redirect

Detects inline Windows shell commands redirecting output via the ">" symbol to a suspicious location. This technique is sometimes used by malicious actors in order to redirect the output of reconnaissance commands such as "hostname" and "dir" to files for future exfiltration.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Jul 12windows
Detectionhightest

Potential Recon Activity Using DriverQuery.EXE

Detect usage of the "driverquery" utility to perform reconnaissance on installed drivers

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · Discovery
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jan 19windows
Detectionmediumtest

DriverQuery.EXE Execution

Detect usage of the "driverquery" utility. Which can be used to perform reconnaissance on installed drivers

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · Discovery
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jan 19windows
Detectionhightest

LSASS Process Reconnaissance Via Findstr.EXE

Detects findstring commands that include the keyword lsass, which indicates recon actviity for the LSASS process PID

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0006 · Credential AccessT1552.006 · Group Policy Preferences
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Aug 12windows
Detectionmediumtest

Permission Misconfiguration Reconnaissance Via Findstr.EXE

Detects usage of findstr with the "EVERYONE" or "BUILTIN" keywords. This was seen being used in combination with "icacls" and other utilities to spot misconfigured files or folders permissions.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0006 · Credential AccessT1552.006 · Group Policy Preferences
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Aug 12windows
Detectionmediumtest

Recon Command Output Piped To Findstr.EXE

Detects the execution of a potential recon command where the results are piped to "findstr". This is meant to trigger on inline calls of "cmd.exe" via the "/c" or "/k" for example. Attackers often time use this technique to extract specific information they require in their reconnaissance phase.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1057 · Process Discovery
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Thu Jul 06windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Git Clone

Detects execution of "git" in order to clone a remote repository that contain suspicious keywords which might be suspicious

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0043 · Reconnaissanceattack.t1593.003
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Jan 03windows
Detectionhightest

HackTool - WinPwn Execution

Detects commandline keywords indicative of potential usge of the tool WinPwn. A tool for Windows and Active Directory reconnaissance and exploitation.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0006 · Credential AccessTA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0002 · Execution+9
Swachchhanda Shrawan PoudelMon Dec 04windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Reconnaissance Activity Via GatherNetworkInfo.VBS

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

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryTA0002 · ExecutionT1615 · Group Policy DiscoveryT1059.005 · Visual Basic
blueteamer8699Mon Jan 03windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Group And Account Reconnaissance Activity Using Net.EXE

Detects suspicious reconnaissance command line activity on Windows systems using Net.EXE Check if the user that executed the commands is suspicious (e.g. service accounts, LOCAL_SYSTEM)

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1087.001 · Local AccountT1087.002 · Domain Account
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Wed Jan 16windows
Detectionhightest

Network Reconnaissance Activity

Detects a set of suspicious network related commands often used in recon stages

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1087 · Account DiscoveryT1082 · System Information Discovery2016-03-001 · CAR 2016-03-001
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Feb 07windows
Detectionhightest

AADInternals PowerShell Cmdlets Execution - ProccessCreation

Detects ADDInternals Cmdlet execution. A tool for administering Azure AD and Office 365. Which can be abused by threat actors to attack Azure AD or Office 365.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0006 · Credential Access+1
Austin Songer+2Fri Dec 23windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Active Directory Enumeration Using AD Module - ProcCreation

Detects usage of the "Import-Module" cmdlet to load the "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dl" DLL. Which is often used by attackers to perform AD enumeration.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0040 · Impact
François HubautSun Jan 22windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

Potential PowerShell Console History Access Attempt via History File

Detects potential access attempts to the PowerShell console history directly via history file (ConsoleHost_history.txt). This can give access to plaintext passwords used in PowerShell commands or used for general reconnaissance.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0006 · Credential AccessT1552.001 · Credentials In Files
Luc GénauxThu Apr 03windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Reconnaissance Activity Using Get-LocalGroupMember Cmdlet

Detects suspicious reconnaissance command line activity on Windows systems using the PowerShell Get-LocalGroupMember Cmdlet

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1087.001 · Local Account
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Oct 10windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

PUA - AdFind.EXE Execution

Detects execution of Adfind.exe utility, which can be used for reconnaissance in an Active Directory environment

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1087.002 · Domain Account
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 26windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - Crassus Execution

Detects Crassus, a Windows privilege escalation discovery tool, based on PE metadata characteristics.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryTA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1590.001 · Domain Properties
Martin MuellerMon Apr 17windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - PingCastle Execution

Detects the execution of PingCastle, a tool designed to quickly assess the Active Directory security level.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1595 · Active Scanning
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Thu Jan 11windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - PingCastle Execution From Potentially Suspicious Parent

Detects the execution of PingCastle, a tool designed to quickly assess the Active Directory security level via a script located in a potentially suspicious or uncommon location.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1595 · Active Scanning
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Thu Jan 11windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Configuration And Service Reconnaissance Via Reg.EXE

Detects the usage of "reg.exe" in order to query reconnaissance information from the registry. Adversaries may interact with the Windows registry to gather information about credentials, the system, configuration, and installed software.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1012 · Query RegistryT1007 · System Service Discovery
Timur Zinniatullin+1Mon Oct 21windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Reconnaissance Activity Via GatherNetworkInfo.VBS

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

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryTA0002 · ExecutionT1615 · Group Policy DiscoveryT1059.005 · Visual Basic
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 08windows