Generic.Events.TrackNetworkConnections

This artifact is meant for monitoring network connections on clients. It periodically queries the existing network connections and emits lines for differences (new connections and missing/removed ones). Network connections are tracked and compared based on following elements: process id, layer 3 protocol, layer 4 protocol, local address used, local port used, remote address used, remote port used.

The network connection information is enriched with process information to make it easier to analyze emited lines.

name: Generic.Events.TrackNetworkConnections
author: Herbert Bärschneider @SEC Consult
description: |
   This artifact is meant for monitoring network connections on clients.
   It periodically queries the existing network connections and emits lines for differences (new connections and missing/removed ones).
   Network connections are tracked and compared based on following elements: process id, layer 3 protocol, layer 4 protocol, local address used, local port used, remote address used, remote port used.
   
   The network connection information is enriched with process information to make it easier to analyze emited lines.

type: CLIENT_EVENT

parameters:
   - name: Period
     default: 2
     type: int
     description: how many seconds the artifact waits between checking network connections for changes

sources:
    - query: |
        LET NetworkConnections = SELECT *, format(format="%v %v %v %v %v %v %v", args=[Pid, Family, Type, Laddr.IP, Laddr.Port, Raddr.IP, Raddr.Port]) AS DiffKey FROM netstat()
      
        LET EventQuery = SELECT * FROM diff(query=NetworkConnections, period=Period, key="DiffKey")
      
        SELECT *, process_tracker_get(id=Pid) AS ProcInfo FROM EventQuery