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Suspicious SSL Connection

Adversaries may employ a known encryption algorithm to conceal command and control traffic rather than relying on any inherent protections provided by a communication protocol.

MITRE ATT&CK

T1573

command-and-control

Detection Query

selection:
  ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
    - System.Net.Security.SslStream
    - Net.Security.RemoteCertificateValidationCallback
    - .AuthenticateAsClient
condition: selection

Author

frack113

Created

2022-01-23

Data Sources

windowsps_script

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.command-and-controlattack.t1573

Raw Content

title: Suspicious SSL Connection
id: 195626f3-5f1b-4403-93b7-e6cfd4d6a078
status: test
description: Adversaries may employ a known encryption algorithm to conceal command and control traffic rather than relying on any inherent protections provided by a communication protocol.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1573/T1573.md#atomic-test-1---openssl-c2
    - https://medium.com/walmartglobaltech/openssl-server-reverse-shell-from-windows-client-aee2dbfa0926
author: frack113
date: 2022-01-23
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1573
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: ps_script
    definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled'
detection:
    selection:
        ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
            - System.Net.Security.SslStream
            - Net.Security.RemoteCertificateValidationCallback
            - '.AuthenticateAsClient'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate administrative script
level: low