LoFP LoFP / legitimate network administrators may use netspy for authorized network discovery and maintenance. filter alerts for approved internal network scanning activities.

Techniques

Sample rules

Windows Netspy Network Scanner Execution

Description

Detects usage of the Netspy scanner on an endpoint. Netspy is a lightweight, fast, and cross-platform tool designed for internal network segment discovery. The tool supports various protocols, including ICMP, ARP, TCP, and UDP, allowing users to scan for active hosts and services within predefined IP ranges.

Detection logic


| tstats `security_content_summariesonly`
  count min(_time) as firstTime
        max(_time) as lastTime

from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where

Processes.process_name="netspy.exe"
Processes.process IN (
    "*arpspy*",
    "*as*",
    "*icmpspy*",
    "*is*",
    "*pingspy*",
    "*ps*",
    "*tcpspy*",
    "*ts*",
    "*udpspy*",
    "*us*"
)

by Processes.process Processes.process_name Processes.user_id Processes.process_hash
   Processes.parent_process_name Processes.parent_process_exec Processes.action
   Processes.dest Processes.process_current_directory Processes.process_path
   Processes.process_integrity_level Processes.original_file_name Processes.parent_process
   Processes.parent_process_path Processes.parent_process_guid Processes.parent_process_id
   Processes.process_guid Processes.process_id Processes.user Processes.vendor_product


| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)`

| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`

| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`

| `windows_netspy_network_scanner_execution_filter`