2024-07-30 - TRAFFIC ANALYSIS EXERCISE: YOU DIRTY RAT!

ASSOCIATED FILES:

• Zip archive of the pcap:  2024-07-30-traffic-analysis-exercise.pcap.zip   10.8 MB (10,750,172 bytes)

NOTES:

• Zip files are password-protected.  Of note, this site has a new password scheme.  For the password, see the "about" page of this website.

 

Shown above:  Security analysts when they find malware in their network environment.

 

SCENARIO

LAN segment data:

• LAN segment range:  172.16.1[.]0/24 (172.16.1[.]0 through 172.16.1[.]255)
• Domain:  wiresharkworkshop[.]online
• Domain controller:  172.16.1[.]4 - WIRESHARK-WS-DC
• LAN segment gateway:  172.16.1[.]1
• LAN segment broadcast address:  172.16.1[.]255

 

TASK

• Write an incident report based on malicious network activity from the pcap.

• The incident report should contains 3 sections:

• Executive Summary: State in simple, direct terms what happened (when, who, what).
• Victim Details: Details of the victim (hostname, IP address, MAC address, Windows user account name).
• Indicators of Compromise (IOCs): IP addresses, domains and URLs associated with the activity.  SHA256 hashes if any malware binaries can be extracted from the pcap.

 

ANSWERS

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