Possible Windows Share Mount Through Net.EXE (via process_creation)
This rule detects when a share is mounted using the "net.exe" utility
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possible-windows-share-mount-through-net-exe-via-process-creation
title: Possible Windows Share Mount Through Net.EXE (via process_creation)
id: 9dc4a479-23db-5e12-92ac-f2611ba56b7a
status: stable
description: This rule detects when a share is mounted using the "net.exe" utility
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002/
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lKya3_mLnR3UQuCoiYruO3qgu052_iS_/view
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-04-13
tags:
- attack.lateral-movement
- attack.t1021.002
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith:
- '\net.exe'
- '\net1.exe'
- OriginalFileName:
- 'net.exe'
- 'net1.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains:
- ' use '
- ' \\\\'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: low
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.