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forced authentication
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for many networks there should not be any but it depends on how systems on the network are configured and where resources are located
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forced authentication
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if attempts are detected then investigate endpoint data sources to find the root cause
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forced authentication
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monitor creation and modification of
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forced authentication
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monitor for smb traffic on tcp ports 139 445 and udp port 137 and webdav traffic attempting to exit the network to unknown external systems
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forced authentication
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scf or any other files on systems and within virtual environments that contain resources that point to external network resources as these could be used to gather credentials when the files are rendered
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forced authentication
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the server message block smb protocol is commonly used in windows networks for authentication and communication between systems for access to resources and file sharing
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drive by compromise
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adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing
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drive by compromise
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also look for behavior on the endpoint system that might indicate successful compromise such as abnormal behavior of browser processes
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drive by compromise
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detecting compromise based on the drive by exploit from a legitimate website may be difficult
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drive by compromise
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file file creation process process creation network traffic network connection creation network traffic network traffic content application log application log content
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drive by compromise
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firewalls and proxies can inspect urls for potentially known bad domains or parameters
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drive by compromise
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network intrusion detection systems sometimes with ssltls inspection can be used to look for known malicious scripts recon heap spray and browser identification scripts have been frequently reused common script obfuscation and exploit code
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drive by compromise
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they can also do reputation based analytics on websites and their requested resources such as how old a domain is who its registered to if its on a known bad list or how many other users have connected to it before
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drive by compromise
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this could include suspicious files written to disk evidence of process injectiont1055 for attempts to hide execution evidence of discovery or other unusual network traffic that may indicate additional tools transferred to the system
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drive by compromise
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with this technique the users web browser is typically targeted for exploitation but adversaries may also use compromised websites for non exploitation behavior such as acquiring application access tokent1550
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exploit public facing application
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adversaries may attempt to take advantage of a weakness in an internet facing computer or program using software data or commands in order to cause unintended or unanticipated behavior
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exploit public facing application
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application log application log content network traffic network traffic content
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exploit public facing application
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monitor application logs for abnormal behavior that may indicate attempted or successful exploitation
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exploit public facing application
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the weakness in the system can be a bug a glitch or a design vulnerability
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exploit public facing application
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use deep packet inspection to look for artifacts of common exploit traffic such as sql injection
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exploit public facing application
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web application firewalls may detect improper inputs attempting exploitation
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supply chain compromise
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adversaries may manipulate products or product delivery mechanisms prior to receipt by a final consumer for the purpose of data or system compromise
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supply chain compromise
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perform physical inspection of hardware to look for potential tampering
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supply chain compromise
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scan downloads for malicious signatures and attempt to test software and updates prior to deployment while taking note of potential suspicious activity
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supply chain compromise
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supply chain compromise can take place at any stage of the supply chain including * manipulation of development tools * manipulation of a development environment * manipulation of source code repositories public or private * manipulation of source code in open source dependencies * manipulation of software updatedistr...
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supply chain compromise
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use verification of distributed binaries through hash checking or other integrity checking mechanisms
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bits jobs
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adversaries may abuse bits jobs to persistently execute or clean up after malicious payloads
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bits jobs
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bits jobs use https and smb for remote connections and are tethered to the creating user and will only function when that user is logged on this rule applies even if a user attaches the job to a service account
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bits jobs
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bits runs as a service and its status can be checked with the sc query utility sc query bits
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bits jobs
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citation ctu bits malware june 2016 monitor and analyze network activity generated by bits
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bits jobs
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citation elastic hunting for persistence part 1 also consider investigating more detailed information about jobs by parsing the bits job database
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bits jobs
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citation microsoft bits
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bits jobs
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citation microsoft bits monitor usage of the bitsadmins0190 tool especially the ˜transfer create addfile setnotify flags setnotify cmdline setmin retry delay set custom headers and resume command optionscitation microsoft bits admin logs powershell logs and the windows event log for bits activity
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bits jobs
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citation microsoft issues with bits july 2011 active bits tasks can be enumerated using the bitsadmins0190 tool bitsadmin list allusers verbose
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bits jobs
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process process creation network traffic network connection creation service service metadata command command execution
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bits jobs
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windows background intelligent transfer service bits is a low bandwidth asynchronous file transfer mechanism exposed through component object modelt1559
t1199
trusted relationship
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access through trusted third party relationship exploits an existing connection that may not be protected or receives less scrutiny than standard mechanisms of gaining access to a network
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trusted relationship
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adversaries may be able to act quickly towards an objective so proper monitoring for behavior related to credential access lateral movement and collection will be important to detect the intrusion
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trusted relationship
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adversaries may breach or otherwise leverage organizations who have access to intended victims
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trusted relationship
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application log application log content logon session logon session metadata logon session logon session creation
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trusted relationship
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depending on the type of relationship an adversary may have access to significant amounts of information about the target before conducting an operation especially if the trusted relationship is based on it services
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trusted relationship
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establish monitoring for activity conducted by second and third party providers and other trusted entities that may be leveraged as a means to gain access to the network
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hardware additions
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adversaries may introduce computer accessories computers or networking hardware into a system or network that can be used as a vector to gain access
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hardware additions
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asset management systems may help with the detection of computer systems or network devices that should not exist on a network
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hardware additions
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endpoint sensors may be able to detect the addition of hardware via usb thunderbolt and other external device communication ports
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hardware additions
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while public references of usage by threat actors are scarce many red teamspenetration testers leverage hardware additions for initial access
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password policy discovery
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adversaries may attempt to access detailed information about the password policy used within an enterprise network or cloud environment
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password policy discovery
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adversaries will likely attempt to find the password policy early in an operation and the activity is likely to happen with other discovery activity
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password policy discovery
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correlate that activity with other suspicious activity from the originating system to reduce potential false positives from valid user or administrator activity
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password policy discovery
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monitor logs and processes for tools and command line arguments that may indicate theyre being used for password policy discovery
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password policy discovery
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password policies are a way to enforce complex passwords that are difficult to guess or crack through brute forcet1110
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password policy discovery
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user account user account metadata process process creation command command execution
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indirect command execution
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adversaries may abuse utilities that allow for command execution to bypass security restrictions that limit the use of command line interpreters
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indirect command execution
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citation rsa forfiles aug 2017
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indirect command execution
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monitor and analyze logs from host based detection mechanisms such as sysmon for events such as process creations that include or are resulting from parameters associated with invoking programscommandsfiles andor spawning child processesnetwork connections
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indirect command execution
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process process creation command command execution
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indirect command execution
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various windows utilities may be used to execute commands possibly without invoking cmds0106
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exploitation for client execution
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adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code
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exploitation for client execution
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also look for behavior on the endpoint system that might indicate successful compromise such as abnormal behavior of the browser or office processes
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exploitation for client execution
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detecting software exploitation may be difficult depending on the tools available
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exploitation for client execution
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this could include suspicious files written to disk evidence of process injectiont1055 for attempts to hide execution evidence of discovery or other unusual network traffic that may indicate additional tools transferred to the system
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exploitation for client execution
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vulnerabilities can exist in software due to insecure coding practices that can lead to unanticipated behavior
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user execution
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an adversary may rely upon specific actions by a user in order to gain execution
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user execution
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anti virus can potentially detect malicious documents and files that are downloaded and executed on the users computer
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user execution
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application log application log content instance instance start instance instance creation image image creation command command execution container container start container container creation network traffic network connection creation network traffic network traffic content file file creation process process creation
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user execution
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endpoint sensing or network sensing can potentially detect malicious events once the file is opened such as a microsoft word document or pdf reaching out to the internet or spawning powershell
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user execution
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monitor the execution of and command line arguments for applications that may be used by an adversary to gain initial access that require user interaction
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user execution
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this includes compression applications such as those for zip files that can be used to deobfuscatedecode files or informationt1140 in payloads
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user execution
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users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to execute malicious code by for example opening a malicious document file or link
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traffic signaling
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adversaries may use traffic signaling to hide open ports or other malicious functionality used for persistence or command and control
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traffic signaling
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citation gitlab wakeonlan
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traffic signaling
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network traffic network connection creation network traffic network traffic flow network traffic network traffic content
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traffic signaling
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record network packets sent to and from the system looking for extraneous packets that do not belong to established flows
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traffic signaling
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seeing this string anywhere in a packets payload may be indicative of a wake on lan attempt
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traffic signaling
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the wake on lan magic packet consists of 6 bytes of ff followed by sixteen repetitions of the target systems ieee address
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traffic signaling
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traffic signaling involves the use of a magic value or sequence that must be sent to a system to trigger a special response such as opening a closed port or executing a malicious task
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rogue domain controller
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active directory active directory object creation active directory active directory object modification network traffic network traffic content user account user account authentication
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rogue domain controller
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adversaries may register a rogue domain controller to enable manipulation of active directory data
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rogue domain controller
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also consider monitoring and alerting on the replication of ad objects audit detailed directory service replication events 4928 and 4929
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rogue domain controller
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citation add security dc shadow feb 2018 a rogue dc must authenticate as a service using these two spns for the replication process to successfully complete
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rogue domain controller
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citation dcshadow blog investigate usage of kerberos service principal names spns especially those associated with services beginning with œgc by computers not present in the dc organizational unit ou
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rogue domain controller
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citation dcshadow blog leverage ad directory synchronization dirsync to monitor changes to directory state using ad replication cookies
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rogue domain controller
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citation github sync monitor citation dcshadow blog dc replication will naturally take place every 15 minutes but can be triggered by an attacker or by legitimate urgent changes ex passwords
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rogue domain controller
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citation microsoft dirsync citation add security dc shadow feb 2018 baseline and periodically analyze the configuration partition of the ad schema and alert on creation of ntdsdsa objects
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rogue domain controller
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dc shadow may be used to create a rogue domain controller dc
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rogue domain controller
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monitor and analyze network traffic associated with data replication such as calls to drsaddentry dsr replica ad and especially getncchanges between dcs as well as tofrom non dc hosts
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rogue domain controller
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the spn associated with the directory replication service drs remote protocol interface guid e3514235“4b06“11d1 ab04“00c04fc2dcd2 can be set without logging
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exploitation of remote services
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adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network
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exploitation of remote services
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also look for behavior on the endpoint system that might indicate successful compromise such as abnormal behavior of the processes
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exploitation of remote services
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application log application log content network traffic network traffic content
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exploitation of remote services
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detecting software exploitation may be difficult depending on the tools available
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exploitation of remote services
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exploitation of a software vulnerability occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming error in a program service or within the operating system software or kernel itself to execute adversary controlled code
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exploitation of remote services
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software exploits may not always succeed or may cause the exploited process to become unstable or crash
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exploitation of remote services
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this could include suspicious files written to disk evidence of process injectiont1055 for attempts to hide execution evidence of discovery or other unusual network traffic that may indicate additional tools transferred to the system
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exploitation for defense evasion
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adversaries may exploit a system or application vulnerability to bypass security features
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exploitation for defense evasion
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also look for behavior on the system that might indicate successful compromise such as abnormal behavior of processes
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exploitation for defense evasion
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detecting software exploitation may be difficult depending on the tools available
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exploitation for defense evasion
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exploitation for defense evasion may happen shortly after the system has been compromised to prevent detection during later actions for for additional tools that may be brought in and used
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exploitation for defense evasion
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exploitation of a software vulnerability occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming error in a program service or within the operating system software or kernel itself to execute adversary controlled code
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exploitation for defense evasion
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software exploits may not always succeed or may cause the exploited process to become unstable or crash