Best Detection of 2026 Series: SMB Lateral Movement Overtaking RDP

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

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Detects lateral movement via SMB by identifying multiple connections to Windows admin shares (ADMIN$ or C$) followed within a 10-minute window by the creation of a remote service, often indicative of techniques like PsExec. This pattern detects suspicious fan-out behavior where a single source host interacts with multiple targets.