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HackTool - Koh Default Named Pipe

Detects creation of default named pipes used by the Koh tool

MITRE ATT&CK

T1528T1134.001
defense-evasionprivilege-escalationcredential-access

Detection Query

selection:
  PipeName|contains:
    - \imposecost
    - \imposingcost
condition: selection

Author

Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-07-08

Data Sources

windowsNamed Pipe Events

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.privilege-escalationattack.credential-accessattack.t1528attack.t1134.001
Raw Content
title: HackTool - Koh Default Named Pipe
id: 0adc67e0-a68f-4ffd-9c43-28905aad5d6a
status: test
description: Detects creation of default named pipes used by the Koh tool
references:
    - https://github.com/GhostPack/Koh/blob/0283d9f3f91cf74732ad377821986cfcb088e20a/Clients/BOF/KohClient.c#L12
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-07-08
modified: 2023-08-07
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1528
    - attack.t1134.001
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: pipe_created
    definition: 'Note that you have to configure logging for Named Pipe Events in Sysmon config (Event ID 17 and Event ID 18). The basic configuration is in popular sysmon configuration (https://github.com/SwiftOnSecurity/sysmon-config), but it is worth verifying. You can also use other repo, e.g. https://github.com/Neo23x0/sysmon-config, https://github.com/olafhartong/sysmon-modular. How to test detection? You can check powershell script from this site https://svch0st.medium.com/guide-to-named-pipes-and-hunting-for-cobalt-strike-pipes-dc46b2c5f575'
detection:
    selection:
        PipeName|contains:
            - '\imposecost'
            - '\imposingcost'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: critical