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Ngrok Usage with Remote Desktop Service — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule 64d51a51-32a6-49f0-9f3d-17e34d640272. Ngrok Usage with Remote Desktop Service — Sigma Rule. Detects cases in which ngrok, a reverse proxy tool, forwards events to the local RDP port, which could be a sign of malicious behaviour

Rule metadata and linked tags

Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2022-04-29 / not supplied.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "service": "terminalservices-localsessionmanager"
}

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Source SHA-256: 815692c6aad1c2feef4d71bd6e7ea0d8033c86eb8038b3c0a33e7890b1cafc5d

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title: Ngrok Usage with Remote Desktop Service
id: 64d51a51-32a6-49f0-9f3d-17e34d640272
status: test
description: Detects cases in which ngrok, a reverse proxy tool, forwards events to the local RDP port, which could be a sign of malicious behaviour
references:
    - https://twitter.com/tekdefense/status/1519711183162556416?s=12&t=OTsHCBkQOTNs1k3USz65Zg
    - https://ngrok.com/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-04-29
tags:
    - attack.command-and-control
    - attack.t1090
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: terminalservices-localsessionmanager
detection:
    selection:
        EventID: 21
        Address|contains: '16777216'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high

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  • Unknown

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