APT-Hunter V2.0 : More than 200 use cases and new features

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APT-Hunter first released at the beginning of 2021 and since the release, many use cases and features were added along with bug fixes . APT-Hunter V2.0 now includes more than 200 use cases , log hunting , new frequency analysis , very easy to use and analyze multiple devices logs at same time .

Github Repo : https://github.com/ahmedkhlief/APT-Hunter

APT-Hunter Release : includes new pre-compiled executable for windows

APT-Hunter New Features

  • Apt-Hunter now support more than 200 use cases.
  • Introducing Log hunting feature which can take string or regex and search all the logs and provide you a parsed report for all findings.
  • New Process Execution frequency analysis : this will help you identify suspicious and rare processes run in the environment .
  • New Login Events report : the new CSV Login events report include parsed (Date, User , Source IP , Logon Process , Workstation Name , Logon Type , Device Name , Original Log ) column fields so you can easily filter , investigate suspicious logins and if you analyze multiple machines you can have time line analysis for the logins .
  • Specify the timezone you want : before APT-Hunter was using UTC timezone for all reports but now you can specify the timezone or use ( local ) to auto detect your timezone.
  • No need to specify the type of logs : APT-Hunter will analyze folders for logs and detect the type of logs then analyze it .
  • Analyze Multiple devices logs and get unified timeline : You can provide a directory with all machine logs you want to analyze and APT-Hunter will provide a single report for all machines which will easy the timeline analysis .
  • Terminal Service Events now include columns for ( user , source IP ) to make it easier to filter and check for suspicious activity .
  • Many bug fixes since last release .

APT-Hunter new use cases

  • Suspicious Command or process found in the log
  • User Added using Net Command
  • Process running in suspicious location
  • Process running in Unusual location
  • Suspicious Process Found
  • Suspicious Powershell commands Process Found
  • Suspected privielge Escalation attempt using NAMED PIPE
  • non-interactive powershell being executed by another application in the background
  • User Created through management interface
  • User Created through management interface
  • Dcsync Attack detected
  • dcshadow Attack detected
  • network share object was added
  • network share object was added
  • Windows is shutting down
  • User added to local group
  • User added to local group
  • User added to global group
  • User added to global group
  • User added to Universal group
  • User added to Universal group
  • User Removed from Global Group
  • User Removed from Global Group
  • User Removed from Universal Group
  • User Removed from Universal Group
  • User Removed from Local Group
  • User Removed from Local Group
  • User Removed Group
  • User Removed Group
  • User Account Removed
  • User Account Removed
  • High number of Pass the hash attempt Detected . detection will be paused for this user to not flood the detection list
  • Pass the hash attempt Detected
  • Pass the hash attempt Detected
  • Audit log cleared
  • Suspicious Attempt to enumerate groups
  • Suspicious Attempt to enumerate groups
  • System audit policy was changed
  • schedule task created
  • schedule task deleted
  • schedule task updated
  • schedule task enabled
  • schedule task disabled
  • System Logs Cleared
  • Service Installed with executable in TEMP Folder
  • Service installed in the system
  • psexec service detected installed in the system
  • Service start type changed
  • Service State Changed
  • Zerologon Exploitation Using Well-known Tools
  • non-system accounts getting a handle to and accessing lsass
  • non-system accounts getting a handle to and accessing lsass
  • Password Spray Detected
  • Suspicious Command or process found in the log
  • Windows Defender took action against Malware
  • Windows Defender failed to take action against Malware
  • Windows Defender Found Malware
  • Windows Defender deleted history of malwares
  • Windows Defender detected suspicious behavior Malware
  • Windows Defender real-time protection disabled
  • Windows Defender real-time protection configuration changed
  • Windows Defender antimalware platform configuration changed
  • Windows Defender scanning for malware is disabled
  • Windows Defender scanning for viruses is disabled
  • Suspicious Command or process found in the log
  • schedule task registered
  • schedule task updated
  • schedule task deleted
  • Service installed in the system
  • psexec service detected installed in the system
  • Service start type changed
  • Service State Changed
  • Zerologon Exploitation Using Well-known Tools
  • Suspicious Command or process found in the log
  • Powershell Module logging – Malicious Commands Detected
  • powershell script block – Found Suspicious PowerShell commands
  • PowerShell ISE Operation – Found Suspicious PowerShell commands
  • Powershell Executing Pipeline – Suspicious Powershell Commands detected
  • Powershell Executing Pipeline – User Powershell Commands
  • Suspicious Command or process found in the log
  • Powershell Executing Pipeline – Suspicious Powershell Commands detected
  • Suspicious PowerShell commands Detected
  • Suspicious PowerShell commands Detected
  • User connected RDP from Local host – Possible Socks Proxy being used
  • User Connecting RDP from Public IP
  • User Loggedon to machine
  • connection is initiated using WinRM from this machine – Powershell remoting
  • connection is initiated using WinRM to this machine – Powershell remoting
  • [ T1086 ] Powershell with Suspicious Argument
  • [ T1543 ] Sc.exe manipulating windows services
  • [ T1059 ] wscript or cscript runing script
  • [ T1218.005 ] Mshta found running in the system
  • Psexec Detected in the system
  • [T1053] Scheduled Task manipulation
  • Prohibited Process connecting to internet
  • Command run remotely Using WMI
  • Detect IIS/Exchange Exploitation
  • [T1082] System Information Discovery
  • [T1117] Bypassing Application Whitelisting with Regsvr32
  • [T1055] Process Injection
  • [T0000] Console History
  • [ T0000 ] Remotely Query Login Sessions – Network
  • [ T0000 ] Remotely Query Login Sessions – Process
  • T0000 Suspicious process name detected
  • T1002 Data Compressed
  • T1003 Credential Dumping ImageLoad
  • [T1003] Credential Dumping – Process
  • [T1003] Credential Dumping – Process Access
  • [T1003] Credential Dumping – Registry
  • [T1003] Credential Dumping – Registry Save
  • [T1004] Winlogon Helper DLL
  • [T1004] Winlogon Helper DLL
  • [ T1007 ] System Service Discovery
  • [T1223] Compiled HTML File
  • [T1218] Signed Binary Proxy Execution – Process
  • [T1218] Signed Binary Proxy Execution – Process
  • [T1218] Signed Binary Proxy Execution – Network
  • [T1216] Signed Script Proxy Execution
  • [T1214] Credentials in Registry
  • [T1209] Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Time Providers
  • [T1202] Indirect Command Execution
  • [T1201] Password Policy Discovery
  • [T1197] BITS Jobs – Process
  • [T1197] BITS Jobs – Network
  • [T1196] Control Panel Items – Registry
  • [T1196] Control Panel Items – Process
  • [T1191] Signed Binary Proxy Execution: CMSTP
  • [T1183] Image File Execution Options Injection
  • [T1182] AppCert DLLs Registry Modification
  • [T1180] Screensaver Hijack
  • [T1179] Hooking detected
  • [T1170] Detecting Mshta
  • [T1170] Detecting Mshta
  • [T1158] Hidden Files and Directories – VSS
  • [T1158] Hidden Files and Directories
  • [T1146] Clear Command History
  • [T1140] Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
  • [T1138] Application Shimming – Registry
  • [T1138] Application Shimming – process
  • [T1136] Create Account
  • [T1135] Network Share Discovery – Process
  • [T1131] Authentication Package
  • [T1130] Install Root Certificate
  • [T1128] Netsh Helper DLL – Process
  • [T1128] Netsh Helper DLL – Registry
  • [T1127] Trusted Developer Utilities
  • [T1126] Network Share Connection Removal
  • [T1124] System Time Discovery
  • [T1115] Audio Capture
  • [T1122] Component Object Model Hijacking
  • [T1121] Regsvcs/Regasm
  • [T1118] InstallUtil
  • [T1117] Regsvr32
  • [T1117] Bypassing Application Whitelisting with Regsvr32,rundll32,certutil or scrobj
  • [T1115] Clipboard Data Collection
  • [T1107] Indicator Removal on Host
  • [T1103] AppInit DLLs Usage
  • [T1096] Hide Artifacts: NTFS File Attributes
  • [T1088] Bypass User Account Control – Registry
  • [T1088] Bypass User Account Control – Process
  • [T1087] Account Discovery
  • [T1086] PowerShell Downloads – Process
  • [T1086] PowerShell Process found
  • [T1085] Rundll32 Execution detected
  • [T1082] System Information Discovery
  • [T1081] Credentials in Files
  • [T1077] Windows Admin Shares – Process – Created
  • [T1077] Windows Admin Shares – Process
  • [T1077] Windows Admin Shares – Network
  • [T1076] Remote Desktop Protocol – Process
  • [T1076] Remote Desktop Protocol – Registry
  • [T1074] Data Staged – Process
  • [T1070] Indicator removal on host
  • [T1069] Permission Groups Discovery – Process
  • [T1063] Security Software Discovery
  • [T1060] Registry Run Keys or Start Folder
  • [T1059] Command-Line Interface
  • [1057] Running Process Discovery
  • [T1054] Indicator Blocking – Sysmon registry edited from other source
  • [T1054] Indicator Blocking – Driver unloaded
  • [T1053] Scheduled Task – Process
  • [T1050] New Service – Process
  • [T1049] System Network Connections Discovery
  • [T1047] Windows Management Instrumentation – Process
  • [T1047] Windows Management Instrumentation – Network
  • [T1047] Windows Management Instrumentation – Instances of an Active Script Event Consumer – Process
  • [T1047] Windows Management Instrumentation – Instances of an Active Script Event Consumer – FileAccess
  • [T1040] Network Sniffing Detected
  • [T1037] Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts
  • [T1036] Masquerading – Extension
  • [T1031] Modify Existing Service
  • [T1028] Windows Remote Management
  • [T1027] Obfuscated Files or Information
  • [T1018] Remote System Discovery – Process
  • [T1018] Remote System Discovery – Network
  • [T1015] Accessibility Features – Registry
  • [T1015] Accessibility features
  • [T1013] Local Port Monitor
  • [T1012] Query Registry – Process
  • [T1012] Query Registry – Network
  • [T1012] Processes opening handles and accessing Lsass with potential dlls in memory
  • [T1003] Processes opening handles and accessing Lsass with potential dlls in memory
  • [T1112] process updating fDenyTSConnections or UserAuthentication registry key values
  • [T1059] processes loading PowerShell DLL system.management.automation
  • [T1059] PSHost* pipes found in PowerShell execution
  • [T1112] process updating UseLogonCredential registry key value
  • [T1055] Process Injection – Process

Credits

I would like to thank zAbuQasem for his contribution in Ninja New UI

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