DeepBlueCLI/README.md

# DeepBlueCLI

DeepBlueCLI - a PowerShell Module for Threat Hunting via Windows Event Logs

Eric Conrad, Backshore Communications, LLC

deepblue `at` backshore `dot` net

Twitter: [@eric_conrad](https://twitter.com/eric_conrad)

http://ericconrad.com

Sample evtx files are in the .\evtx directory

## Table of Contents  
- [Usage](#usage)  
- [Windows Event Logs processed](#windows-event-logs-processed)
- [Detected events](#detected-events)
- [Examples](#examples)
- [Output](#output)
- [Logging setup](#logging-setup)
- See the [DeepBlue.py Readme](READMEs/README-DeepBlue.py.md) for information on DeepBlue.py
- See the [DeepWhite Readme](READMEs/README-DeepWhite.md) for information on DeepWhite (detective whitelisting using Sysmon event logs)

## Usage:

`.\DeepBlue.ps1 <event log name> <evtx filename>`

See the [Set-ExecutionPolicy Readme](READMEs/Set-ExecutionPolicy.md) if you receive a 'running scripts is
disabled on this system' error.

### Process local Windows security event log (PowerShell must be run as Administrator):

`.\DeepBlue.ps1`

or:

`.\DeepBlue.ps1 -log security`

### Process local Windows system event log:

`.\DeepBlue.ps1 -log system`

### Process evtx file:

`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\new-user-security.evtx`

## Windows Event Logs processed

- Windows Security 
- Windows System
- Windows Application
- Windows PowerShell 
- Sysmon

### Command Line Logs processed

See [Logging setup](#logging-setup) section below for how to configure these logs

- Windows Security event ID 4688 
- Windows PowerShell event IDs 4103 and 4104
- Sysmon event ID 1

## Detected events

* Suspicious account behavior
  * User creation
  * User added to local/global/universal groups
  * Password guessing (multiple logon failures, one account)
  * Password spraying via failed logon (multiple logon failures, multiple accounts)
  * Password spraying via explicit credentials
  * Bloodhound (admin privileges assigned to the same account with multiple Security IDs)
* Command line/Sysmon/PowerShell auditing
  * Long command lines
  * Regex searches
  * Obfuscated commands
  * PowerShell launched via WMIC or PsExec
  * PowerShell Net.WebClient Downloadstring
  * Compressed/Base64 encoded commands (with automatic decompression/decoding)
  * Unsigned EXEs or DLLs
* Service auditing
  * Suspicious service creation
  * Service creation errors
  * Stopping/starting the Windows Event Log service (potential event log manipulation)
* Mimikatz
  * `lsadump::sam`
* EMET & Applocker Blocks


...and more

## Examples

|Event|Command|
|-----|-------|
|Event log manipulation|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\disablestop-eventlog.evtx`|
|Metasploit native target (security)|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\metasploit-psexec-native-target-security.evtx`|
|Metasploit native target (system)|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\metasploit-psexec-native-target-system.evtx`|
|Metasploit PowerShell target (security)|` .\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\metasploit-psexec-powershell-target-security.evtx`|
|Metasploit PowerShell target (system)|` .\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\metasploit-psexec-powershell-target-system.evtx`|
|Mimikatz `lsadump::sam`|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\mimikatz-privesc-hashdump.evtx`|
|New user creation|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\new-user-security.evtx`|
|Obfuscation (encoding)|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\Powershell-Invoke-Obfuscation-encoding-menu.evtx`|
|Obfuscation (string)|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\Powershell-Invoke-Obfuscation-string-menu.evtx`|
|Password guessing|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\smb-password-guessing-security.evtx`|
|Password spraying|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\password-spray.evtx`|
|PowerSploit (security)|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\powersploit-security.evtx`|
|PowerSploit (system)|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\powersploit-system.evtx`|
|PSAttack|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\psattack-security.evtx`|
|User added to administrator group|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\new-user-security.evtx`|

## Output

DeepBlueCLI outputs in PowerShell objects, allowing a variety of output methods and types, including JSON, HTML, CSV, etc.

For example:

|Output Type|Syntax|
|-----------|------|
|CSV|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\psattack-security.evtx \| ConvertTo-Csv`|
|Format list (default)|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\psattack-security.evtx \| Format-List`|
|Format table|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\psattack-security.evtx \| Format-Table`|
|GridView|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\psattack-security.evtx \| Out-GridView`|
|HTML|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\psattack-security.evtx \| ConvertTo-Html`|
|JSON|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\psattack-security.evtx \| ConvertTo-Json`|
|XML|`.\DeepBlue.ps1 .\evtx\psattack-security.evtx \| ConvertTo-Xml`|

## Logging setup

### Security event 4688 (Command line auditing):

Enable Windows command-line auditing: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3004375 

### Security event 4625 (Failed logons):

Requires auditing logon failures: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc976395.aspx
### PowerShell auditing (PowerShell 5.0):

DeepBlueCLI uses module logging (PowerShell event 4103) and script block logging (4104). It does not use transcription.

See: https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/02/greater_visibilityt.html

To get the PowerShell commandline (and not just script block) on Windows 7 through Windows 8.1, add the following to \Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\profile.ps1
```
$LogCommandHealthEvent = $true
$LogCommandLifecycleEvent = $true
```
See the following for more information:
 - https://logrhythm.com/blog/powershell-command-line-logging/
 - http://hackerhurricane.blogspot.com/2014/11/i-powershell-logging-what-everyone.html

Thank you: [@heinzarelli](https://twitter.com/heinzarelli) and [@HackerHurricane](https://twitter.com/hackerhurricane)

### Sysmon

Install Sysmon from Sysinternals: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon

DeepBlue and DeepWhite currently use Sysmon events, 1, 6 and 7.

Log SHA256 hashes. Others are fine; DeepBlueCLI will use SHA256.