title: Net.exe Execution
id: 183e7ea8-ac4b-4c23-9aec-b3dac4e401ac
status: experimental
description: Detects execution of Net.exe, whether suspicious or benign.
references:
    - https://pentest.blog/windows-privilege-escalation-methods-for-pentesters/
    - https://eqllib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/analytics/4d2e7fc1-af0b-4915-89aa-03d25ba7805e.html
    - https://eqllib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/analytics/e61f557c-a9d0-4c25-ab5b-bbc46bb24deb.html
    - https://eqllib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/analytics/9b3dd402-891c-4c4d-a662-28947168ce61.html
author: Michael Haag, Mark Woan (improvements), James Pemberton / @4A616D6573 / oscd.community (improvements)
date: 2019/01/16
modified: 2020/08/30
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1049
    - attack.t1018
    - attack.t1135
    - attack.t1201
    - attack.t1069.001
    - attack.t1069.002
    - attack.t1087.001
    - attack.t1087.002
    - attack.lateral_movement    
    - attack.t1021.002
    - attack.t1077      # an old one
    - attack.s0039
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image:
            - '*\net.exe'
            - '*\net1.exe'
    cmdline:
        CommandLine:
            - '* group*'
            - '* localgroup*'
            - '* user*'
            - '* view*'
            - '* share'
            - '* accounts*'
            - '* use*'
            - '* stop *'
    condition: selection and cmdline
fields:
    - ComputerName
    - User
    - CommandLine
    - ParentCommandLine
falsepositives:
    - Will need to be tuned. If using Splunk, I recommend | stats count by Computer,CommandLine following the search for easy hunting by computer/CommandLine.
level: low