Detection rules › Sigma
Security Support Provider (SSP) Added to LSA Configuration
Detects the addition of a SSP to the registry. Upon a reboot or API call, SSP DLLs gain access to encrypted and plaintext passwords stored in Windows.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1547.005 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Security Support Provider |
| Privilege Escalation | T1547.005 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Security Support Provider |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 12 | RegistryEvent (Object create and delete) |
| Sysmon | Event ID 13 | RegistryEvent (Value Set) |
| Sysmon | Event ID 14 | RegistryEvent (Key and Value Rename) |
Rule body yaml
title: Security Support Provider (SSP) Added to LSA Configuration
id: eeb30123-9fbd-4ee8-aaa0-2e545bbed6dc
status: test
description: |
Detects the addition of a SSP to the registry. Upon a reboot or API call, SSP DLLs gain access to encrypted and plaintext passwords stored in Windows.
references:
- https://powersploit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/Persistence/Install-SSP/
- https://github.com/EmpireProject/Empire/blob/08cbd274bef78243d7a8ed6443b8364acd1fc48b/data/module_source/persistence/Install-SSP.ps1#L157
author: iwillkeepwatch
date: 2019-01-18
modified: 2026-03-30
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1547.005
logsource:
category: registry_event
product: windows
detection:
selection:
TargetObject|endswith:
- '\Control\Lsa\Security Packages'
- '\Control\Lsa\OSConfig\Security Packages'
filter_main_msiexec:
Image:
- 'C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe'
- 'C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe'
filter_main_image_null:
Image: null
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:
TargetObject|endswith:
- '\Control\Lsa\Security Packages'
- '\Control\Lsa\OSConfig\Security Packages'
Stage 2: not filter_main_*
filter_main_msiexec:
Image:
- 'C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe'
- 'C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe'
filter_main_image_null:
Image: null
Exclusions
Top-level NOT(...) conjuncts: predicates this rule actively suppresses.
| Field | Kind | Excluded values |
|---|---|---|
Image | eq | C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe |
Image | eq | C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe |
Image | is_null |
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 |
|---|---|---|
TargetObject | ends_with |
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