Remote Management and Monitoring tool - AeroAdmin - Create Process

Hunt Hypothesis

Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) programs are IT to manage remote endpoints. Attackers have begun to abuse these programs to persist or provide C2 channels. https://github.com/jischell-msft/Remo

KQL Query

let Time_start = now(-5d);
let Time_end = now();
//
DeviceProcessEvents 
| where Timestamp between (Time_start..Time_end)
| where ProcessVersionInfoCompanyName has_any ('AeroAdmin', 'Aero Admin')
    and ProcessVersionInfoProductName has_any  ('AeroAdmin', 'Aero Admin')
| summarize FirstSeen=min(Timestamp), LastSeen=max(Timestamp), 
    Report=make_set(ReportId), Count=count() by DeviceId, DeviceName

Analytic Rule Definition

id: f71acfc6-769e-484e-9918-4fe1b50e51c2
name: Remote Management and Monitoring tool - AeroAdmin - Create Process
description: |
    Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) programs are IT to manage remote endpoints. Attackers have begun to abuse these programs to persist or provide C2 channels.
    https://github.com/jischell-msft/RemoteManagementMonitoringTools
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
  dataTypes:
  - DeviceProcessEvents
tactics: CommandAndControl
relevantTechniques: T1219
query: |
  let Time_start = now(-5d);
  let Time_end = now();
  //
  DeviceProcessEvents 
  | where Timestamp between (Time_start..Time_end)
  | where ProcessVersionInfoCompanyName has_any ('AeroAdmin', 'Aero Admin')
      and ProcessVersionInfoProductName has_any  ('AeroAdmin', 'Aero Admin')
  | summarize FirstSeen=min(Timestamp), LastSeen=max(Timestamp), 
      Report=make_set(ReportId), Count=count() by DeviceId, DeviceName

Required Data Sources

False Positive Guidance

• Scenario: Scheduled maintenance tasks using AeroAdmin
  Description: AeroAdmin is used by IT to schedule regular maintenance tasks (e.g., system updates, log cleanup) on remote endpoints.

MITRE ATT&CK Context

• Tactic: CommandAndControl
• Technique: T1219 — T1219

References

• [Source Query](https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/main/Hunting Queries/Microsoft 365 Defender/RemoteManagementMonitoring/rmm_AeroAdmin_createproc.yaml)