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Get Network Statistics via netstat Flow Action

The Security Common Orchestration - Get Network Statistics via netstat flow action retrieves the network statistics for an affected resource on a Windows-based system. This flow action can accelerate the investigation and remediation process.

The Get Network Statistics via netstat flow action can be used with any flow to retrieve network statistics from a Windows-based system. The machine is queried with the netstat command including the -a and -o parameters. To enhance the output data, get-process command is also invoked.

Results

Possible results for this flow action are:

ResultDescription
SuccessNetwork statistics were retrieved in JSON format.
FailureAn error occurred while attempting to retrieve network statistics. More error information is available in the flow action output error.
VariableDescription
target [string]The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the target system.

Output variables

The output variables contain data that can be used in subsequent activities.

VariableDescription
response \[string\]

A JSON string representing the current running processes on the target machine.

JSON data includes:

  • pid

Process identifier

  • local _port

Local port for the network transaction

  • state

Status of the TCP connection.

Note: This field is null for UDP connections.

  • local_address

Local fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address

  • remote_address

Remote fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address

  • protocol

TCP or UDP

  • remote_port

Remote port of the network transaction

  • path

The file path of the process executable

  • hash

The hash value of the process executable. The hash is in SHA-256 for PowerShell V4 or higher. Otherwise, the hash is in MD5.

Restrictions

The MID Server must support PowerShell.

SHA-256 hash requires PowerShell V4.

Parent Topic:Common Security Operations integration flows and orchestration activities