HighSigmaHQ frack113 +1

Uncommon Network Connection Initiated By Certutil.EXE

Detects a network connection initiated by the certutil.exe utility. Attackers can abuse the utility in order to download malware or additional payloads.

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Detection requirements

Platform: ESXi Linux macOS Network Devices Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: network_connection

Known benign triggers

Unknown

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/certutil	Product documentation	6

Detection rules

Uncommon Network Connection Initiated By Certutil.EXE

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

References

From the source

Licence

Authorship

Detection rules