title: Ngrok Usage with Remote Desktop Service
id: 64d51a51-32a6-49f0-9f3d-17e34d640272
status: test
description: Detects cases in which ngrok, a reverse proxy tool, forwards events to the local RDP port, which could be a sign of malicious behaviour
references:
- https://twitter.com/tekdefense/status/1519711183162556416?s=12&t=OTsHCBkQOTNs1k3USz65Zg
- https://ngrok.com/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-04-29
tags:
- attack.command-and-control
- attack.t1090
logsource:
product: windows
service: terminalservices-localsessionmanager
detection:
selection:
EventID: 21
Address|contains: '16777216'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high