
title: Capture a Network Trace with netsh.exe
author: Kutepov Anton, oscd.community
date: 2019/10/24
description: Detects capture a network trace via netsh.exe trace functionality
detection:
  SELECTION_1:
    EventID: 1
  SELECTION_2:
    CommandLine: '*netsh*'
  SELECTION_3:
    CommandLine: '*trace*'
  SELECTION_4:
    CommandLine: '*start*'
  condition: (SELECTION_1 and SELECTION_2 and SELECTION_3 and SELECTION_4)
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administrator or user uses netsh.exe trace functionality for legitimate
  reason
id: d3c3861d-c504-4c77-ba55-224ba82d0118
level: medium
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
modified: 2020/09/01
references:
- https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/canberrapfe/2012/03/30/capture-a-network-trace-without-installing-anything-capture-a-network-trace-of-a-reboot/
status: experimental
tags:
- attack.discovery
- attack.credential_access
- attack.t1040
ruletype: SIGMA
