Rules Contributing to Startup/Logon Script Added to Group Policy Object Alert

The following rules detect suspicious SMB traffic related to GPO script modifications. Any one or more of these will trigger the Startup/Logon Script Added to Group Policy Object Alert. Details for each rule can be viewed by clicking the More Details link in the description.

Title

Description

Startup/Logon Script added to Group Policy Object

Detects the modification of Group Policy Objects (GPO) to add a startup/logon script to users or computer objects.

Rule ID

network_security_6

Query

{'selection_protocol': {'appid_name': 'smb'}, 'selection_share': {'metadata|contains': 'Policies'}, 'selection_relative_target_name': {'metadata|contains': ['\\\\scripts.ini', '\\\\psscripts.ini']}, 'condition': 'all of selection*'}

Log Source

Stellar Cyber Network Events configured for:

  • Requirements: Network/Security/Modular sensor must be able to capture network traffic

Rule Source

Developed internally by Stellar Cyber

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

TA0003, T1547, TA0005, T1484

References

N/A

Severity

50

Suppression Logic Based On

  • appid_name
  • srcip
  • dstip
  • stellar.rule_id

Additional Information

Maturity Creation Date Risk Level False Positives
test 2024/07/05 medium

  • Unknown