LoFP LoFP / administrator may remote desktop a spe

Techniques

Sample rules

Windows MSTSC RDP Commandline

Description

The following analytic detects the use of the mstsc.exe command-line, which is commonly used to initiate Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections. This detection focuses on instances where mstsc.exe is executed with specific parameters that may indicate suspicious or unauthorized remote access attempts. Monitoring command-line arguments such as /v: for direct connections or /admin for administrative sessions can help identify potential misuse or lateral movement within a network.

Detection logic


| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime FROM datamodel=Endpoint.Processes
  WHERE Processes.process_name = "mstsc.exe" Processes.process = "*/v:*"
  BY Processes.action Processes.dest Processes.original_file_name
     Processes.parent_process Processes.parent_process_exec Processes.parent_process_guid
     Processes.parent_process_id Processes.parent_process_name Processes.parent_process_path
     Processes.process Processes.process_exec Processes.process_guid
     Processes.process_hash Processes.process_id Processes.process_integrity_level
     Processes.process_name Processes.process_path Processes.user
     Processes.user_id Processes.vendor_product

| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)`

| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`

| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`

| `windows_mstsc_rdp_commandline_filter`