A remote service was created via RPC over SMB

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Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2024-12-03
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

Impacket Analytics

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Low

Description

A remote service was created via RPC over SMB.

Attacker's Goals

Process creation on a remote host.

Investigative actions

Check whether the new process is benign, and that the new process is not doing suspicious activity.

Variations

A remote service with an uncommon name was created via RPC over SMB

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

ATT&CK Technique

Severity

Medium

Description

A remote service was created via RPC over SMB.

Attacker's Goals

Process creation on a remote host.

Investigative actions

Check whether the new process is benign, and that the new process is not doing suspicious activity.