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HybridConnectionManager Service Installation

Rule to detect the Hybrid Connection Manager service installation.

MITRE ATT&CK

persistence

Detection Query

selection:
  EventID: 4697
  ServiceName: HybridConnectionManager
  ServiceFileName|contains: HybridConnectionManager
condition: selection

Author

Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)

Created

2021-04-12

Data Sources

windowssecurity

Platforms

windows

References

https://twitter.com/Cyb3rWard0g/status/1381642789369286662

Tags

attack.persistenceattack.t1554

Raw Content

title: HybridConnectionManager Service Installation
id: 0ee4d8a5-4e67-4faf-acfa-62a78457d1f2
status: test
description: Rule to detect the Hybrid Connection Manager service installation.
references:
    - https://twitter.com/Cyb3rWard0g/status/1381642789369286662
author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
date: 2021-04-12
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.t1554
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
    definition: The 'System Security Extension' audit subcategory need to be enabled to log the EID 4697
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 4697
        ServiceName: HybridConnectionManager
        ServiceFileName|contains: HybridConnectionManager
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate use of Hybrid Connection Manager via Azure function apps.
level: high