Analytics BIOC
Informational
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Possible use of a networking driver for network sniffing
A process wrote a known networking driver with network sniffing capabilities to disk, attackers can use it to sniff passwords and other credentials from the network.
- Module:
- Platform Analytics
- Data source:
- XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006) Discovery (TA0007)
ATT&CK techniques: Network Sniffing (T1040)
Attacker's goals:
Enable access to raw network traffic via promiscuous mode, allowing an attacker to sniff credentials and other sensitive data from the organization's network, and in some cases interfere with network communications.
Investigative actions:
Verify whether the process is expected and recognized by IT or the user. Check whether the driver was installed recently. If it was installed using sc.exe, this may indicate malicious activity. Review who executed sc.exe to validate legitimacy.
- Test period:
- N/A (single event)
- Deduplication:
- 1 Day
2 variations:
- Possible use of a networking driver for network sniffing Medium (parent: Informational)
- Possible use of a networking driver for network sniffing Low (parent: Informational)