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medium threat

Potential Command and Control via Internet Explorer COM Abuse

This rule detects potential command and control activity where Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe) is started via the Component Object Model (COM) and makes unusual network connections, indicating adversaries might exploit Internet Explorer via COM to evade detection and bypass host-based firewall restrictions.

Internet Explorer command-and-control com iexplore windows
2r 4t
medium threat

Kerberos Traffic from Unusual Process

Detects network connections to the standard Kerberos port from an unusual process other than lsass.exe, potentially indicating Kerberoasting or Pass-the-Ticket activity on Windows systems.

Elastic Defend +22 kerberoasting credential-access lateral-movement windows
2r 2t