Suspicious Reconnaissance Commands Spawned by Samsung MagicINFO Server

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access → Discovery

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
- T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
Execution
- T1059.003Windows Command Shell
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
- T1082System Information Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects the Samsung MagicINFO application spawning cmd.exe to run reconnaissance commands such as whoami or arp, observed by Huntress following exploitation of the MagicINFO 9 server flaw. Attackers run host and network discovery immediately after gaining code execution through the vulnerable web application. Reconnaissance shells parented by the MagicINFO service indicate active post-exploitation.

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Suspicious Reconnaissance Commands Spawned by Samsung MagicINFO Server

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