Suspicious Network Command (via process_creation)

title: Suspicious Network Command (via process_creation)
id: 64fd8a91-f1a0-5799-9400-014212492690
status: stable
description: This rule detects threat actors may look for details about the network configuration and settings of systems they access or through information discovery of remote systems
references:
    - https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1016/
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1016/T1016.md#atomic-test-1---system-network-configuration-discovery-on-windows
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-25
tags:
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.t1016
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|re:
            - 'ipconfig\s+/all'
            - 'netsh\s+interface show interface'
            - 'arp\s+-a'
            - 'nbtstat\s+-n'
            - 'net\s+config'
            - 'route\s+print'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: low