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Network Logon Provider Registry Modification

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Network Logon Provider Registry Modification

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Identifies the modification of the network logon provider registry. Adversaries may register a rogue network logon provider module for persistence and/or credential access via intercepting the authentication credentials in clear text during user logon.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

logs-endpoint.events.*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

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Tags:

Elastic
Host
Windows
Threat Detection
Persistence
Credential Access

Version: 3

Rule authors:

Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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registry where registry.data.strings != null and
 registry.path : "HKLM\\SYSTEM\\*ControlSet*\\Services\\*\\NetworkProvider\\ProviderPath" and
 /* Excluding default NetworkProviders RDPNP, LanmanWorkstation and webclient. */
 not ( user.id : "S-1-5-18" and
       registry.data.strings in
                ("%SystemRoot%\\System32\\ntlanman.dll",
                 "%SystemRoot%\\System32\\drprov.dll",
                 "%SystemRoot%\\System32\\davclnt.dll")
      )

Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
Technique:
- Name: Modify Authentication Process
- ID: T1556
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1556/
Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
Technique:
- Name: Create or Modify System Process
- ID: T1543
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/

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