System Information Discovery via Windows Command Shell

Identifies the execution of discovery commands to enumerate system info or files and folders using the Windows Command Shell.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

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:

Version: 2

Rule authors:

Rule license: Elastic License v2

process where event.type == "start" and
 process.name : "cmd.exe" and process.args : "/c" and process.args : ("set", "dir")

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
Technique:
- Name: System Information Discovery
- ID: T1082
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/
Technique:
- Name: File and Directory Discovery
- ID: T1083
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1083/
Tactic:
- Name: Execution
- ID: TA0002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/
Technique:
- Name: Command and Scripting Interpreter
- ID: T1059
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/
Sub-technique:
- Name: Windows Command Shell
- ID: T1059.003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/003/