IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Net command via SYSTEM accountedit
Identifies the SYSTEM account using the Net utility. The Net utility is a component of the Windows operating system. It is used in command line operations for control of users, groups, services, and network connections.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Discovery
Version: 6 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.7.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.12.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and (process.name:(whoami.exe or net.exe) or process.name:net1.exe and not process.parent.name:net.exe) and user.name:SYSTEM
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
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Technique:
- Name: Account Discovery
- ID: T1087
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1087/
Rule version historyedit
- Version 6 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 5 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 4 (7.10.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and (process.name:net.exe or process.name:net1.exe and not process.parent.name:net.exe) and user.name:SYSTEM
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- Version 3 (7.9.1 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.9.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
(process.name:net.exe or process.name:net1.exe and not process.parent.name:net.exe) and user.name:SYSTEM and event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)"
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