Signature Detail

APP: Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Brute Force Attempt

This signature detects numerous Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections between two peers in a short period of time, which can be an indication of a Brute Force Attack (also known as a "Dictionary Attack"). An attacker may be attempting to guess valid credentials on an RDP-enabled Windows PC. A successful attack could result in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the compromised credentials.

References

• URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_Desktop_Protocol
• URL: http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-T.128
• URL: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2011-082908-4116-99