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def get_content():
"""
Returns structured content for the RDP persistence method.
"""
return [
{
"title": "Source Event Logs",
"content": """
### Source Event Logs
- `security.evtx`
- `4648` - Logon specifying alternate credentials - if NLA enabled on destination
- Current logged-on User Name
- Alternate User Name
- Destination Host Name/IP
- Process Name
- `Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RDPClient%4Operational.evtx`
- `1024`
- Destination Host Name
- `1102`
- Destination IP Address
"""
},
{
"title": "Destination Event Logs",
"content": """
### Destination Event Logs
- **Security Event Log** - `security.evtx`
- `4624` Logon Type 10
- Source IP/Logon User Name
- `4778/4779`
- IP Address of Source/Source System Name
- Logon User Name
- `Microsoft-Windows-RemoteDesktopServices-RdpCoreTS%4Operational.evtx`
- `131` - Connection Attempts
- Source IP
- `98` - Successful Connections
- `Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-RemoteConnectionManager%4Operational.evtx`
- `1149`
- Source IP/Logon User Name
- Blank user name may indicate use of Sticky Keys
- `Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager%4Operational.evtx`
- 21, 22, 25
- Source IP/Logon User Name
- 41
- Logon User Name
"""
},
{
"title": "Source Registry",
"content": """
### Source Registry
- Remote desktop destinations are tracked per-user
- `NTUSER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Terminal Server Client\\Servers`
- [[ShimCache]] - SYSTEM
- `mstsc.exe` Remote Desktop Client
- [[BAM_DAM]] - SYSTEM - Last Time Executed
- `mstsc.exe` Remote Desktop Client
- [[AmCache.hve]] - First Time Executed
- `mstsc.exe`
- UserAssist - `NTUSER.DAT`
- `mstsc.exe` Remote Desktop Client execution
- Last Time Executed
- Number of Times Executed
- RecentApps - `NTUSER.DAT`
- `mstsc.exe`
- Remote Desktop Client execution
- Last Time Executed
- Number of Times Executed
- RecentItems subkey tracks connection destinations and times
"""
},
{
"title": "Destination Registry",
"content": """
### Destination Registry
- [[ShimCache]] - SYSTEM
- `rdpclip.exe`
- `tstheme.exe`
- [[AmCache.hve]] - First Time Executed
- `rdpclip.exe`
- `tstheme.exe`
"""
},
{
"title": "Source Artifacts",
"content": """
### Source File System Artifacts
- Jumplists - `C:\\Users\\<Username>\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Recent\\AutomaticDestinations\\`
- `{MSTSC-APPID}-automaticDestinations-ms`
- Tracks remote desktop connection destination and times
- [[Prefetch]] - `C:\\Windows\\Prefetch\\`
- `mstsc.exe-{hash}.pf`
- [[Bitmap_Cache]] - `C:\\Users\\<Username>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\TerminalServer Client\\Cache`
- bcache##.bmc
- cache####.bin
- Default.rdp file -
- `C:\\Users\\<Username>\\Documents\\`
"""
},
{
"title": "Destination Artifacts",
"content": """
### Destination File System Artifacts
- Prefetch - `C:\\Windows\\Prefetch\\`
- `rdpclip.exe-{hash}.pf`
- `tstheme.exe-{hash}.pf`
"""
},
{
"title": "Extra Information",
"content": """
### Extra Information
# RDP Authentication vs. Authorization
- RDP authentication happens prior to session establishment (NLA).
- Know when authentication can fail and authorization can succeed.
# RDP Event Flow
1149 > 4624 (type 10) OR 7 (reconnect) > 21 > 22
- 1149: Authentication succeeded
- 4624: Account successfully logged on
- 21: Session logon succeeded
- 22: Shell start notification received
"""
}
]