GatherNetworkInfo.VBS Reconnaissance Script Output
Detects creation of files which are the results of executing the built-in reconnaissance script "C:\Windows\System32\gatherNetworkInfo.vbs".
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- file_event
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| posts.slayerlabs.com/living-off-the-land/#gathernetworkinfovbs | 3 |
| www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/trojanized-windows-installers-ukrainian-government | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- f92a6f1e-a512-4a15-9735-da09e78d7273
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.discovery
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1