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Remote File Copy to a Hidden Share

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Remote File Copy to a Hidden Share

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Identifies a remote file copy attempt to a hidden network share. This may indicate lateral movement or data staging activity.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

logs-endpoint.events.*
winlogbeat-*
logs-windows.*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

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:

Elastic
Host
Windows
Threat Detection
Lateral Movement

Version: 6

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Investigation guide

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Rule query

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process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
  process.name : ("cmd.exe", "powershell.exe", "robocopy.exe", "xcopy.exe") and
  process.args : ("copy*", "move*", "cp", "mv") and process.args : "*$*"

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Lateral Movement
- ID: TA0008
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/
Technique:
- Name: Remote Services
- ID: T1021
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/
Sub-technique:
- Name: SMB/Windows Admin Shares
- ID: T1021.002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002/

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