Windows KrbRelayUp Service Creation
Description
The following analytic identifies the default service name created by KrbRelayUp. Defenders should be aware that attackers could change the hardcoded service name of the KrbRelayUp tool and bypass this detection.
- Type: TTP
- Product: Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk Cloud
- Datamodel: Endpoint
- Last Updated: 2022-05-02
- Author: Michael Haag, Splunk
- ID: e40ef542-8241-4419-9af4-6324582ea60a
Annotations
Kill Chain Phase
- Exploitation
NIST
- DE.CM
CIS20
- CIS 3
- CIS 5
- CIS 16
CVE
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`wineventlog_system` EventCode=7045 Service_Name IN ("KrbSCM")
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by EventCode Service_File_Name Service_Name Service_Start_Type Service_Type
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `windows_krbrelayup_service_creation_filter`
Macros
The SPL above uses the following Macros:
windows_krbrelayup_service_creation_filter is a empty macro by default. It allows the user to filter out any results (false positives) without editing the SPL.
Required fields
List of fields required to use this analytic.
- _time
- EventCode
- Service_File_Name
- Service_Name
- Service_Start_Type
- Service_Type
How To Implement
To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting Windows System Event Logs with 7045 EventCode enabled. The Windows TA is also required.
Known False Positives
False positives should be limited as this is specific to KrbRelayUp based attack. Filter as needed.
Associated Analytic Story
RBA
Risk Score | Impact | Confidence | Message |
---|---|---|---|
64.0 | 80 | 80 | A service was created on $dest$, related to KrbRelayUp. |
The Risk Score is calculated by the following formula: Risk Score = (Impact * Confidence/100). Initial Confidence and Impact is set by the analytic author.
Reference
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