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DETECTION OVERVIEW

PoshC2 HTTP Connection

Risk Factors

PoshC2 is a publicly available and well-known tool associated with pen testing, security assessments, and persistent, planned attacks. Through a persistent C&C channel, an attacker can remotely control a device and gain an entry point for further attacks on the network.

Kill Chain

Command-and-Control

Risk Score

60

Detection diagram
Next in Command-and-Control: PoshC2 TLS Connection

Attack Background

PoshC2 is a post-exploitation framework that is often associated with malicious activity. The PoshC2 framework enables an attacker to disguise C&C communications from a PoshC2 agent, which is installed on the victim device, as legitimate traffic. For example, the victim sends an HTTP GET request to the attacker with encrypted data. The C&C server responds with a task such as "sleep" or "run command." Based on the module specifications, the command output is then encrypted within another request, such as an HTTP POST request.

Mitigation Options

Quarantine the device while checking for the presence of malware

Monitor and investigate unusual network activity for lateral movement or data exfiltration

MITRE ATT&CK ID

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