Suspicious Windows Admin Share Mount Through Net.EXE (via process_creation)
This rule detects when an admin share is mounted using net.exe
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suspicious-windows-admin-share-mount-through-net-exe-via-process-creation
title: Suspicious Windows Admin Share Mount Through Net.EXE (via process_creation)
id: d72e785c-a127-5440-a72e-c1a3d32cf6e9
status: stable
description: This rule detects when an admin share is mounted using net.exe
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002/
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lKya3_mLnR3UQuCoiYruO3qgu052_iS_/view
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-03-08
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|all:
- ' use '
- ' \\\\*\\*$'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
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.