COMmander: Network-Based Tool for COM and RPC Exploitation

The need for solutions that improve detection skills against sophisticated attacks is growing in the ever-changing cybersecurity world.

COMmander emerges as a lightweight, C#-based utility designed to bolster defensive telemetry by monitoring Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and Component Object Model (COM) activities at a granular level.

Developed to address gaps in identifying network-based exploitations involving these protocols, COMmander taps into the Microsoft-Windows-RPC ETW provider, capturing low-level events that reveal intricate details about RPC interactions and the COM abstractions layered atop them.

This approach empowers defenders to uncover potential malicious behaviors, such as unauthorized invocations or coercion tactics, which are common in advanced persistent threats.

Network-Based Tool for COM

For an in-depth exploration of its development and associated ruleset, Jacob Acuna’s detailed blog post offers valuable insights into the tool’s inception and practical applications, highlighting how it transforms raw telemetry into actionable intelligence.

At its core, COMmander operates ...