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WIndows Info
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Kerberos. Event ID 4768. | Event ID 4768. It's a critical event to monitor because it shows when a system or user attempts to authenticate using the Kerberos protocol. |
| Kerberos TGT - Suspicious info | Unexpected IP address. TGT request for high-privilege accounts. Frequent TGT requests. |
| MS-EFSRPC | Encrypting File System Remote Protocol |
| NTLM (NT LAN Manager) | Windows authentication protocol that's primarily used for authenticating users and services within a Windows domain. NTLM has been around since the 1990s, and while it has been largely replaced by Kerberos. |
| NTLM -- PROCESS | Challenge/Response: When a user tries to authenticate to a service (e.g., a file share), the client sends a request to the server. The server responds with a "challenge", and the client encrypts a response using the user's password hash. |
| Kerberos TGT OR TICKET GRANTING TICKET | TGT is the initial ticket then there is a service ticket for services after the initial ticket issue granted. |
| Kerberos process | 5 step process - 1. The client sends a request Auth Server. 2. AS checks the request issues a tgt/session key. 3. User requests a service T and time stamp applied. 4. service ticket granted. 5. service T used to accedes service. |
| Why svchost.exe Uses Network Connections | Connecting to Microsoft or Windows update servers. DNS lookups via DNS client services. Time synchronization through NTP servers Remote Desktop Services. bad guys can use svchost.exe to hide. |
| Delivery Optimization Service | svchost.exe - windows delivery optimization service or DoSvc. used for updates. |
| device namespace format. | it’s a low-level system path representing a specific volume (partition) on a hard disk. Windows uses these device paths internally in the kernel, drivers, and some APIs to access disks and volumes directly, bypassing the drive letter mapping. |
| RPC | Remote procedure call -Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is a core Windows technology that allows one process to request services or operations from another process, even if it's on a different computer on the network. |
| Userassist | UserAssist is a feature in Microsoft Windows that tracks and stores information about programs and features a user runs. It’s mainly used for generating usage statistics to help optimize the user experience (like recently used programs lists) |
| Userassist - location of where its stored | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\UserAssist |
| System Service Dispatch Table (System Call Table) | System Call Table -This is a crucial data structure within the operating system's kernel. It's essentially a table (like an array) that holds the memory addresses of all the legitimate "system call" functions provided by the kernel. |
| System Call Table (System Service Dispatch Table) | System Service Dispatch Table - This is a crucial data structure within the operating system's kernel. It's essentially a table (like an array) that holds the memory addresses of all the legitimate "system call" functions provided by the kernel. |