| Description: | | WPAD (Web Proxy Auto-Discovery) is a mechanism designed to automatically discover web proxy configurations. Clients use WPAD to locate and download a proxy configuration script, which determines which requests should be routed through a proxy and which should connect directly.If an attacker is able to control DNS, DHCP, or WPAD responses within the local network, they can return a malicious PAC file that instructs clients to use an attacker-controlled proxy. During communication with this proxy, clients may initiate NTLM or Negotiate authentication, leading to credential exposure or enabling NTLM relay attacks.This rule detects suspicious activity indicative of a forged WPAD server attempting to capture NTLM credentials. When this rule is triggered, please verify the legitimacy of the host referenced in the file:// path within the WPAD response. |