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title: Potential Recon Activity Via Nltest.EXE
id: 5cc90652-4cbd-4241-aa3b-4b462fa5a248
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type: obsoletes
status: experimental
description: Detects nltest commands that can be used for information discovery
references:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/cc731935(v=ws.11)
- https://thedfirreport.com/2021/08/16/trickbot-leads-up-to-fake-1password-installation/
- https://thedfirreport.com/2020/10/18/ryuk-in-5-hours/
- https://book.hacktricks.xyz/windows/basic-cmd-for-pentesters
- https://research.nccgroup.com/2022/08/19/back-in-black-unlocking-a-lockbit-3-0-ransomware-attack/
- https://eqllib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/analytics/03e231a6-74bc-467a-acb1-e5676b0fb55e.html
- https://redcanary.com/blog/how-one-hospital-thwarted-a-ryuk-ransomware-outbreak/
author: Craig Young, oscd.community, Georg Lauenstein
date: 2021/07/24
modified: 2023/02/04
tags:
- attack.discovery
- attack.t1016
- attack.t1482
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_nltest:
- Image|endswith: '\nltest.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'nltestrk.exe'
selection_recon1:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '/server'
- '/query'
selection_recon2:
CommandLine|contains:
- '/dclist:'
- '/parentdomain'
- '/domain_trusts'
- '/all_trusts' # Flag for /domain_trusts
- '/trusted_domains'
- '/user'
condition: selection_nltest and 1 of selection_recon*
fields:
- Image
- User
- CommandLine
- ParentCommandLine
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administration use but user and host must be investigated
level: high