Command Line
net share
Description
Display details on all current local shares, including the actual directory being shared. Often used by threat actors to enumerate host-based information.
Risk
Low
Risk Reason
NET is commonly used to view details about a local or remote user, especially when troubleshooting permission or access issues.
Fidelity
Low
Fidelity Reason
Alerting on general NET commands will typically yield a high-false positive rate due to normal IT operations.
Operating Systems
Killchain Phases
References
MITRE ATT&CK TECHNIQUES
URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1135
Description: Adversaries may look for folders and drives shared on remote systems as a means of identifying sources of information to gather as a precursor for Collection and to identify potential systems of interest for Lateral Movement. Networks often contain shared network drives and folders that enable users to access file directories on various systems across a network.
File sharing over a Windows network occurs over the SMB protocol. (Citation: Wikipedia Shared Resource) (Citation: TechNet Shared Folder) [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) can be used to query a remote system for available shared drives using the net view \\\\remotesystem command. It can also be used to query shared drives on the local system using net share. For macOS, the sharing -l command lists all shared points used for smb services.
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