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Computer Password Change Via Ksetup.EXE
Detects password change for the computer's domain account or host principal via "ksetup.exe"
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | No specific technique |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
Rule body
title: Computer Password Change Via Ksetup.EXE
id: de16d92c-c446-4d53-8938-10aeef41c8b6
status: test
description: Detects password change for the computer's domain account or host principal via "ksetup.exe"
references:
- https://twitter.com/Oddvarmoe/status/1641712700605513729
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/ksetup
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2023-04-06
tags:
- attack.execution
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\ksetup.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'ksetup.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains: ' /setcomputerpassword '
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
all of selection_*Stage 1: selection_img
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\ksetup.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'ksetup.exe'
Stage 2: selection_cli
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains: ' /setcomputerpassword '
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match value:" /setcomputerpassword " |
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with value:"\ksetup.exe" |
OriginalFileName | eq |
| field:"OriginalFileName" kind:eq value:"ksetup.exe" |