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Need help with Detecting PsExec Activity

bond77s
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I would like to create a indicator on PsExec’s use of the C$, ADMIN$, and/or IPC$ shares and identifying User Access Control (UAC) events 552 and 4648 are indicative of an attacker attempting to use the runas command or authenticate against a remote host as an alternative user, #privilegeEscalation.

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skoelpin
SplunkTrust
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What have you tried so far?

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