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System Time Discoveryedit
Detects the usage of commonly used system time discovery techniques, which attackers may use during the reconnaissance phase after compromising a system.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
- endgame-*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Discovery
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
- Data Source: Elastic Endgame
- Rule Type: BBR
Version: 6
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and ( ( (process.name: "net.exe" or (process.name : "net1.exe" and not process.parent.name : "net.exe")) and process.args : "time" and not process.args : "/set" ) or (process.name: "w32tm.exe" and process.args: "/tz") or (process.name: "tzutil.exe" and process.args: "/g") ) and not user.id : ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20")
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: System Time Discovery
- ID: T1124
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1124/