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LSASS Memory Access by Tool With Dump Keyword In Name
Detects LSASS process access requests from a source process with the dump keyword in its image name
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access | T1003.001 OS Credential Dumping: LSASS Memory |
References
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 10 | ProcessAccess |
Rule body yaral
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rule lsass_memory_access_by_tool_dump_keyword_name {
meta:
author = "Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)"
description = "Detects LSASS process access requests from a source process with the dump keyword in its image name"
reference = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/process_access/proc_access_win_lsass_dump_keyword_image.yml"
license = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md"
rule_name = "LSASS Memory Access by Tool With Dump Keyword In Name"
sigma_uuid = "9bd012ee-0dff-44d7-84a0-aa698cfd87a3"
sigma_status = "test"
rule_id = "mr_98164cc1-0051-49c1-b915-421b3c119bfe"
tactic = "TA0006"
technique = "T1003.001"
type = "Detection"
data_source = "Sysmon"
platform = "Windows"
severity = "High"
priority = "High"
false_positives = "Rare programs that contain the word dump in their name and access lsass"
events:
$process.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_OPEN"
re.regex($process.target.process.file.full_path, `\\lsass.exe$`) nocase
strings.contains(strings.to_lower($process.principal.process.file.full_path), "dump")
re.regex($process.target.resource.name, `(10|30|50|70|90|B0|D0|F0|18|38|58|78|98|B8|D8|F8|1A|3A|5A|7A|9A|BA|DA|FA|0x14C2|FF)$`) nocase
$process.principal.hostname = $hostname
match:
$hostname over 5m
outcome:
//example usage of specifying test hostname to adjust risk score
$risk_score = max(if($process.principal.hostname = "hostname", 0, 15))
$principal_process_pid = array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid)
$principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line)
$principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256)
$principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path)
$principal_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
$principal_process_parent_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
$target_process_pid = array_distinct($process.target.process.pid)
$target_process_command_line = array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line)
$target_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256)
$target_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path)
$target_process_product_specfic_process_id = array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id)
$log_type = array_distinct(strings.concat($process.metadata.log_type,"/",$process.metadata.product_event_type))
condition:
$process
}
Detection logic
Fires when at least one $process event in the 5m window.
Events
$process
target.process.file.full_path matches "\\lsass.exe$"principal.process.file.full_path contains "dump"target.resource.name matches "(10|30|50|70|90|B0|D0|F0|18|38|58|78|98|B8|D8|F8|1A|3A|5A|7A|9A|BA|DA|FA|0x14C2|FF)$"
Correlation
Outcome
Fields the detection emits on a match. $risk_score drives alerting; Chronicle surfaces the rest on the detection.
| Field | Expression |
|---|---|
risk_score | max(if($process.principal.hostname = "hostname", 0, 15)) |
principal_process_pid | array_distinct($process.principal.process.pid) |
principal_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.principal.process.command_line) |
principal_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.sha256) |
principal_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.principal.process.file.full_path) |
principal_process_product_specfic_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.product_specific_process_id) |
principal_process_parent_process_product_specfic_process_id | array_distinct($process.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id) |
target_process_pid | array_distinct($process.target.process.pid) |
target_process_command_line | array_distinct($process.target.process.command_line) |
target_process_file_sha256 | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.sha256) |
target_process_file_full_path | array_distinct($process.target.process.file.full_path) |
target_process_product_specfic_process_id | array_distinct($process.target.process.product_specific_process_id) |
log_type | array_distinct(strings.concat($process.metadata.log_type,"/",$process.metadata.product_event_type)) |