netsh

S0108

Tool.View on attack.mitre.org

About this tool

netsh is a scripting utility used to interact with networking components on local or remote systems.

Techniques used4

Procedure examples4

TechniqueProcedure example
T1090
Proxy

netsh can be used to set up a proxy tunnel to allow remote host access to an infected host.

T1518.001
Security Software Discovery

netsh can be used to discover system firewall settings.

T1546.007
Netsh Helper DLL

netsh can be used as a persistence proxy technique to execute a helper DLL when netsh.exe is executed.

T1686
Disable or Modify System Firewall

netsh can be used to disable local firewall settings.

Groups that use it7

Campaigns2

References1

  1. TechNet Netsh Open source
    Microsoft. (n.d.). Using Netsh. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

Data from MITRE ATT&CK® (Enterprise). ATT&CK® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.