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Plink

Date: 2021-11-15 ID: cc9b2667-efc9-11eb-926b-660bf0943fbb Author: Michael Haag Environment: attack_range Directory: plink

Description

Simulation of plink activity.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1572 Protocol Tunneling Command And Control

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment attack_range
Directory plink
Test Date 2021-11-15

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1572/plink/plink-windows-sysmon.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational

Windows-Sysmon

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1572/plink/windows-sysmon.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational

4688-Windows-Security

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1572/plink/4688-windows-security.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Security

The following detections in our security content repository use this attack data for testing:

Detection Name Type Source MITRE ATT&CK Analytic Story
Windows Protocol Tunneling with Plink TTP Endpoint T1572, T1021.004 CISA AA22-257A

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1572/plink/plink-windows-sysmon.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Related Content

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0