Netsh Port Proxy Forwarding
highWindowsSingle eventexperimentalsigma.netsh_portproxy · v1.0.0
What it detects
Configuring a netsh portproxy tunnel — lateral movement / pivot
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
- T1090Proxy· Command and Control
False positives and triage
Converted from Sigma; review before enabling.
The rule
Declarative YAML read by the detection engine — data, never executed. Confidence 70%. Source: rules/sigma/sigma.netsh_portproxy.yaml, licensed under the Detection Rule License 1.1.
id: sigma.netsh_portproxy
version: 1.0.0
status: experimental
severity: high
confidence: 0.7
platforms:
- windows
mitre_techniques:
- T1090
description: Configuring a netsh portproxy tunnel — lateral movement / pivot (Sigma sample)
match:
event_category: process
process_path_contains_any:
- \netsh.exe
command_line_contains_any:
- portproxy
false_positive_guidance: Converted from Sigma; review before enabling.
Adapted from the SigmaHQ rule “Netsh Port Proxy Forwarding”, distributed under the Detection Rule License 1.1. SigmaHQ.
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Run this rule on your own logs — offline
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