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splunk-security_content/detections/endpoint/mailsniper_invoke_functions.yml

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name: Mailsniper Invoke functions
id: a36972c8-b894-11eb-9f78-acde48001122
version: 8
date: '2025-05-02'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
status: production
type: TTP
description: The following analytic detects the execution of known MailSniper PowerShell
functions on a machine. It leverages PowerShell logs (EventCode 4104) to identify
specific script block text associated with MailSniper activities. This behavior
is significant as MailSniper is often used by attackers to harvest sensitive emails
from compromised Exchange servers. If confirmed malicious, this activity could lead
to unauthorized access to sensitive email data, credential theft, and further compromise
of the email infrastructure.
data_source:
- Powershell Script Block Logging 4104
search: '`powershell` EventCode=4104 ScriptBlockText IN ("*Invoke-GlobalO365MailSearch*",
"*Invoke-GlobalMailSearch*", "*Invoke-SelfSearch*", "*Invoke-PasswordSprayOWA*",
"*Invoke-PasswordSprayEWS*","*Invoke-DomainHarvestOWA*", "*Invoke-UsernameHarvestOWA*","*Invoke-OpenInboxFinder*","*Invoke-InjectGEventAPI*","*Invoke-InjectGEvent*","*Invoke-SearchGmail*",
"*Invoke-MonitorCredSniper*", "*Invoke-AddGmailRule*","*Invoke-PasswordSprayEAS*","*Invoke-UsernameHarvestEAS*")
| fillnull | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by dest
signature signature_id user_id vendor_product EventID Guid Opcode Name Path ProcessID
ScriptBlockId ScriptBlockText | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `mailsniper_invoke_functions_filter`'
how_to_implement: To successfully implement this search, you need to be ingesting
logs with the powershell logs from your endpoints. make sure you enable needed
registry to monitor this event.
known_false_positives: unknown
references:
- https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/introducing-mailsniper-a-tool-for-searching-every-users-email-for-sensitive-data/
drilldown_searches:
- name: View the detection results for - "$dest$" and "$user_id$"
search: '%original_detection_search% | search dest = "$dest$" user_id = "$user_id$"'
earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
latest_offset: $info_max_time$
- name: View risk events for the last 7 days for - "$dest$" and "$user_id$"
search: '| from datamodel Risk.All_Risk | search normalized_risk_object IN ("$dest$",
"$user_id$") starthoursago=168 | stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time)
as lastTime values(search_name) as "Search Name" values(risk_message) as "Risk
Message" values(analyticstories) as "Analytic Stories" values(annotations._all)
as "Annotations" values(annotations.mitre_attack.mitre_tactic) as "ATT&CK Tactics"
by normalized_risk_object | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`'
earliest_offset: $info_min_time$
latest_offset: $info_max_time$
rba:
message: Potential mailsniper.ps1 functions executed on dest $dest$ by user $user_id$.
risk_objects:
- field: dest
type: system
score: 72
- field: user_id
type: user
score: 72
threat_objects: []
tags:
analytic_story:
- Data Exfiltration
asset_type: Endpoint
mitre_attack_id:
- T1114.001
product:
- Splunk Enterprise
- Splunk Enterprise Security
- Splunk Cloud
security_domain: endpoint
tests:
- name: True Positive Test
attack_data:
- data: https://media.githubusercontent.com/media/splunk/attack_data/master/datasets/attack_techniques/T1059.001/powershell_script_block_logging/sbl_xml.log
source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-PowerShell/Operational
sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog