title: PowerShell ICMP Exfiltration
id: 4c4af3cd-2115-479c-8193-6b8bfce9001c
status: experimental
description: Detects Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol - ICMP. Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over an un-encrypted network protocol other than that of the existing command and control channel.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1048.003/T1048.003.md#atomic-test-2---exfiltration-over-alternative-protocol---icmp
author: 'Bartlomiej Czyz @bczyz1, oscd.community'
date: 2020/10/10
tags:
    - attack.exfiltration
    - attack.t1048.003
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: powershell
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4104
        ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
          - 'New-Object'
          - 'System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping'
          - '.Send('
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate usage of System.Net.NetworkInformation.Ping class
level: medium