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Hunts for sqlservr.exe spawning command shells or system utilities, a pattern consistent with xp_cmdshell abuse. It also flags later steps from a public intrusion write-up: certutil decoding, SAM, SYSTEM or SECURITY hive saves and local account or group changes.
Results are grouped per device and day and ranked by stage count. Rows can also appear without a SQL parent when two later stages occur on the same device and day.
Triage: Some jobs use xp_cmdshell legitimately. Review the command line and the account. Hunting query, not an alert.
Limitations: Activity inside the SQL process with no child process is not visible. Renamed tools, obfuscation and privilege escalation tools are not covered. Needs Defender for Endpoint on the SQL servers.
Results are grouped per device and day and ranked by stage count. Rows can also appear without a SQL parent when two later stages occur on the same device and day.
Triage: Some jobs use xp_cmdshell legitimately. Review the command line and the account. Hunting query, not an alert.
Limitations: Activity inside the SQL process with no child process is not visible. Renamed tools, obfuscation and privilege escalation tools are not covered. Needs Defender for Endpoint on the SQL servers.
Hunts for sqlservr.exe spawning command shells or system utilities, a pattern consistent with xp_cmdshell abuse. It also flags later steps from a public intrusion write-up: certutil decoding, SAM, SYSTEM or SECURITY hive saves and local account or group changes.
Results are grouped per device and day and ranked by stage count. Rows can also appear without a SQL parent when two later stages occur on the same device and day.
Triage: Some jobs use xp_cmdshell legitimately. Review the command line and the account. Hunting query, not an alert.
Limitations: Activity inside the SQL process with no child process is not visible. Renamed tools, obfuscation and privilege escalation tools are not covered. Needs Defender for Endpoint on the SQL servers.
Results are grouped per device and day and ranked by stage count. Rows can also appear without a SQL parent when two later stages occur on the same device and day.
Triage: Some jobs use xp_cmdshell legitimately. Review the command line and the account. Hunting query, not an alert.
Limitations: Activity inside the SQL process with no child process is not visible. Renamed tools, obfuscation and privilege escalation tools are not covered. Needs Defender for Endpoint on the SQL servers.
Hunts for sqlservr.exe spawning command shells or system utilities, a pattern consistent with xp_cmdshell abuse. It also flags later steps from a public intrusion write-up: certutil decoding, SAM, SYSTEM or SECURITY hive saves and local account or group changes.
Results are grouped per device and day and ranked by stage count. Rows can also appear without a SQL parent when two later stages occur on the same device and day.
Triage: Some jobs use xp_cmdshell legitimately. Review the command line and the account. Hunting query, not an alert.
Limitations: Activity inside the SQL process with no child process is not visible. Renamed tools, obfuscation and privilege escalation tools are not covered. Needs Defender for Endpoint on the SQL servers.
Results are grouped per device and day and ranked by stage count. Rows can also appear without a SQL parent when two later stages occur on the same device and day.
Triage: Some jobs use xp_cmdshell legitimately. Review the command line and the account. Hunting query, not an alert.
Limitations: Activity inside the SQL process with no child process is not visible. Renamed tools, obfuscation and privilege escalation tools are not covered. Needs Defender for Endpoint on the SQL servers.
The following analytic detects the use of `reg.exe` to export Windows Registry hives, which may contain sensitive credentials. This detection leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on command-line executions involving `save` or `export` actions targeting the `sam`, `system`, or `security` hives. This activity is significant as it indicates potential offline credential access attacks, often executed from untrusted processes or scripts. If confirmed malicious, attackers could gain access to credential data, enabling further compromise and lateral movement within the network.
The following analytic detects the use of `esentutl.exe` to access credentials stored in the ntds.dit or SAM file. This detection leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on process execution logs that include command-line details. This activity is significant because it may indicate an attempt to extract sensitive credential information, which is a common tactic in lateral movement and privilege escalation. If confirmed malicious, this could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to user credentials, potentially compromising the entire network.
This rule detects artifacts and command-line patterns associated with Impacket utility suite modules, specifically wmiexec.py, smbexec.py, and secretsdump.py. These tools are commonly used by adversaries for remote command execution, lateral movement, and dumping of sensitive domain or system credentials.
Detects credential-dumping modules (such as nanodump, hashdump, and lsadump variants) associated with AdaptixC2 framework being invoked or used by the 'mscopilot.exe' process. The rule monitors for command-line arguments indicating credential extraction, unauthorized attempts to open handle to lsass.exe, and access to sensitive registry hives (SAM, Security, LSA) by the suspect process.
Detects the execution of reg.exe with the 'save' command to extract the SAM, SYSTEM, or SECURITY registry hives to disk. This technique is commonly used by attackers to offline extract credential hashes, facilitating pass-the-hash attacks and lateral movement.
Detects the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy followed by an attempt to access or copy sensitive files, specifically the NTDS.dit database or the SYSTEM registry hive, from that shadow copy. This behavior is indicative of an attempt to perform offline credential theft.
Detects the use of the native Windows reg.exe utility to save the Security Account Manager (SAM) registry hive to a file. This technique is commonly used by adversaries to perform offline credential extraction or to dump local account password hashes.
Detects a sequence of events consistent with credential dumping of sensitive Windows registry hives (SAM, SYSTEM, SECURITY). The attack involves querying shadow copies using vssadmin, creating a symbolic link to the shadow copy volume via mklink, and copying the hive files from that location. Cleanup attempts using rmdir are also monitored.
Detects the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy followed by an attempt to access or copy sensitive files, specifically the NTDS.dit database or the SYSTEM registry hive, from that shadow copy. This behavior is indicative of an attempt to perform offline credential theft.
Detects the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy followed by an attempt to access or copy sensitive files, specifically the NTDS.dit database or the SYSTEM registry hive, from that shadow copy. This behavior is indicative of an attempt to perform offline credential theft.
Detects the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy followed by an attempt to access or copy sensitive files, specifically the NTDS.dit database or the SYSTEM registry hive, from that shadow copy. This behavior is indicative of an attempt to perform offline credential theft.
Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2021-36934 (HiveNightmare/SeriousSAM) by monitoring for unauthorized access to SAM, SYSTEM, or SECURITY hive files within Volume Shadow Copies, or the use of icacls/vssadmin to facilitate this credential access.
Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2021-36934 (HiveNightmare/SeriousSAM) by monitoring for unauthorized access to SAM, SYSTEM, or SECURITY hive files within Volume Shadow Copies, or the use of icacls/vssadmin to facilitate this credential access.
Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2021-36934 (HiveNightmare/SeriousSAM) by monitoring for unauthorized access to SAM, SYSTEM, or SECURITY hive files within Volume Shadow Copies, or the use of icacls/vssadmin to facilitate this credential access.
Detects attempts to exploit CVE-2021-36934 (HiveNightmare/SeriousSAM) by monitoring for unauthorized access to SAM, SYSTEM, or SECURITY hive files within Volume Shadow Copies, or the use of icacls/vssadmin to facilitate this credential access.
Detects the creation of a Volume Shadow Copy followed by an attempt to access or copy sensitive files, specifically the NTDS.dit database or the SYSTEM registry hive, from that shadow copy. This behavior is indicative of an attempt to perform offline credential theft.
Detects a sequence of suspicious activities associated with credential dumping and inhibiting system recovery. The rule tracks when a user account executes multiple commands related to volume shadow copies (vssadmin, rmdir, mklink) or attempts to copy sensitive registry files (SAM, SYSTEM, SECURITY) within a 15-minute window on the same device.
Detects a sequence of events consistent with credential dumping of sensitive Windows registry hives (SAM, SYSTEM, SECURITY). The attack involves querying shadow copies using vssadmin, creating a symbolic link to the shadow copy volume via mklink, and copying the hive files from that location. Cleanup attempts using rmdir are also monitored.
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