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T1090.002 External Proxy — Detection Rules

Detection workspace for T1090.002 External Proxy: 2 Sigma sources, 0 Atlas concepts and 0 anomaly models. No live detection validation.

Source-backed rule directory

Atlas deterministic concepts

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Anomaly models

No exact Atlas model in this snapshot.

ATT&CK analytic guidance

DET0325 External Proxy Behavior via Outbound Relay to Intermediate Infrastructure

AN0922 Analytic 0922

Unusual process (e.g., `rundll32`, `mshta`, `wscript`, or custom payloads) initiates network connection to external IPs/domains that proxy C2 traffic, often over uncommon ports or high entropy HTTP/S connections.

AN0923 Analytic 0923

`curl`, `wget`, `ncat`, `socat`, or custom binaries initiate outbound traffic to Internet-based proxies (e.g., via VPS or CDN). Behavior may include reverse shell constructs or persistent outbound beacons.

AN0924 Analytic 0924

AppleScript or terminal sessions launch tools (`curl`, `nc`, `ssh`) to external IPs not commonly accessed. Outbound connections are made by LaunchAgents/LaunchDaemons, often masquerading as system services.

AN0925 Analytic 0925

ESXi shell or guest VM tools initiate external connections via scripted traffic forwarding to Internet-based proxies. Detected by firewall or shell audit logs showing outbound connection spikes from hypervisor or guest VM to remote proxy nodes.

AN0926 Analytic 0926

Changes to NAT/firewall policies enabling outbound port forwarding from internal IPs to Internet-based proxy endpoints. Log spikes in outbound flows to CDN, VPS, or anomalous ASNs with few return packets.

Connected ecosystem references

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Simulation, tools and telemetry

T1090.002 simulation workspace

Threat actor context

These are explicit actor-to-technique associations in the existing Threat Matrix snapshot, not attribution of an event or proof that a detector identifies the actor. No tool-to-actor relationship is inferred.

Existing anomaly research

Original publication snapshot · Anomaly Detection Atlas

Pinned research references. No browser attack runner, live simulation result or validated detector is asserted. Source mappings and validation limits are preserved. ATT&CK / Atomic provenance · Detection provenance.