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HackTool - HandleKatz Duplicating LSASS Handle
Detects HandleKatz opening LSASS to duplicate its handle to later dump the memory without opening any new handles
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | |
| Credential Access |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 10: ProcessAccess |
Rule body
title: HackTool - HandleKatz Duplicating LSASS Handle
id: b1bd3a59-c1fd-4860-9f40-4dd161a7d1f5
status: test
description: Detects HandleKatz opening LSASS to duplicate its handle to later dump the memory without opening any new handles
references:
- https://github.com/codewhitesec/HandleKatz
author: Bhabesh Raj (rule), @thefLinkk
date: 2022-06-27
modified: 2023-11-28
tags:
- attack.execution
- attack.t1106
- attack.t1003.001
- attack.credential-access
logsource:
category: process_access
product: windows
detection:
selection:
TargetImage|endswith: '\lsass.exe' # Theoretically, can be any benign process holding handle to LSASS
GrantedAccess: '0x1440' # Only PROCESS_DUP_HANDLE, PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION, PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION
# Example: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll+9d234\|UNKNOWN(00000000001C119B)
CallTrace|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll+'
CallTrace|contains: '|UNKNOWN('
CallTrace|endswith: ')'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selectionStage 1: selection
selection:
TargetImage|endswith: '\lsass.exe'
GrantedAccess: '0x1440'
CallTrace|startswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll+'
CallTrace|contains: '|UNKNOWN('
CallTrace|endswith: ')'
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CallTrace | ends_with |
| field:"CallTrace" kind:ends_with value:")" |
CallTrace | match |
| field:"CallTrace" kind:match value:"|UNKNOWN(" |
CallTrace | starts_with |
| field:"CallTrace" kind:starts_with value:"C:\Windows\System32\ntdll.dll+" |
GrantedAccess | eq |
| field:"GrantedAccess" kind:eq value:"0x1440" |
TargetImage | ends_with |
| field:"TargetImage" kind:ends_with value:"\lsass.exe" |