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Credential Dumping Attempt Via Svchost
Detects when a process tries to access the memory of svchost to potentially dump credentials.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Privilege Escalation | T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 10 | ProcessAccess |
Rule body yaml
title: Credential Dumping Attempt Via Svchost
id: 174afcfa-6e40-4ae9-af64-496546389294
status: test
description: Detects when a process tries to access the memory of svchost to potentially dump credentials.
references:
- Internal Research
author: Florent Labouyrie
date: 2021-04-30
modified: 2022-10-09
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.t1548
logsource:
product: windows
category: process_access
detection:
selection:
TargetImage|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
GrantedAccess: '0x143a'
filter_main_known_processes:
SourceImage|endswith:
- '\services.exe'
- '\msiexec.exe'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
selection and not 1 of filter_main_*Stage 1: selection
selection:
TargetImage|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
GrantedAccess: '0x143a'
Stage 2: not filter_main_known_processes
filter_main_known_processes:
SourceImage|endswith:
- '\services.exe'
- '\msiexec.exe'
Exclusions
Top-level NOT(...) conjuncts: predicates this rule actively suppresses.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values |
|---|---|---|
SourceImage | ends_with | \msiexec.exe |
SourceImage | ends_with | \services.exe |
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
GrantedAccess | eq |
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TargetImage | ends_with |
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