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Detection Strategies DET0376 — Behavioral Detection Strategy for Network Service Discovery Across Platforms
DET0376

Behavioral Detection Strategy for Network Service Discovery Across Platforms

4 analytic(s) · 1 technique(s) detected

Analytics

4
AN1057 Analytic 1057
Windows

Detects processes performing network enumeration (e.g., port scans, service probing) by correlating process creation, socket connections, and sequential destination IP probing within a time window.

WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=1 WinEventLog:Sysmon EventCode=3, 22
[ScanRateThreshold] Defines the number of unique destination IPs or ports accessed within a time window that may indicate a scan.
[KnownScannerExeList] List of binaries allowed to scan or used by IT (e.g., Nmap, Nessus).
[TimeWindow] Temporal bounds for correlating sequential connections (e.g., 60 seconds).
AN1058 Analytic 1058
Linux

Detects use of network scanning utilities or scripts performing rapid connections to multiple services or hosts using auditd and netflow/pcap telemetry.

auditd:SYSCALL execve NSM:Flow Outbound TCP SYN or UDP to multiple ports/hosts
[PortScanThreshold] Defines number of ports targeted per host within a short period.
[ToolPatternRegex] Regex to match common scanner arguments (e.g., `nmap -sS`, `nc -zv`).
[ExpectedScanSources] Trusted IPs or systems performing routine discovery.
AN1059 Analytic 1059
macOS

Detects Bonjour-based mDNS enumeration or use of system tools (e.g., dns-sd, nmap) to find active services via multicast probing or targeted scans.

macos:unifiedlog dns-sd, mDNSResponder, socket activity macos:osquery process_events
[MDNSServiceQueryPatterns] mDNS queries such as _ssh._tcp.local that may indicate service discovery.
[UserContext] Adjust alerting based on whether discovery activity originates from a background daemon vs. interactive session.
[ScanToolList] Expected tools that could trigger mDNS or TCP/UDP scans (e.g., dns-sd, nmap).
AN1060 Analytic 1060
Containers

Detects lateral discovery or container breakout attempts using netcat, curl, or custom binaries probing other services within the same namespace or VPC subnet.

ebpf:syscalls socket connect ebpf:syscalls execve containerd:runtime container-level outbound traffic events
[ExecutablePath] Custom or renamed versions of tools may use different paths
[TimeWindow] Aggregation interval for identifying anomalous traffic
[NetworkDestinationCount] Tunable count of unique destinations to classify discovery

Detected Techniques

1

Details

MITRE ID
DET0376
STIX ID
x-mitre-detection-strategy--82e20b1f-300e-43cc-9259-1d506ef5d1f8
Analytics
4
Techniques Detected
1
By Tactic
Discovery
1
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