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Potential LSASS Memory Dump via PssCaptureSnapShot
editPotential LSASS Memory Dump via PssCaptureSnapShot
editIdentifies suspicious access to a Local Security Authority Server Service (LSASS) handle via PssCaptureSnapShot where two successive process accesses are performed by the same process and target two different instances of LSASS. This may indicate an attempt to evade detection and dump LSASS memory for credential access.
Rule type: threshold
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Credential Access
Version: 3
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
edit## Config This is meant to run only on datasources using Elastic Agent 7.14+ since versions prior to that will be missing the threshold rule cardinality feature.
Rule query
editevent.category:process and event.code:10 and winlog.event_data.TargetImage:("C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe" or "c:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe" or "c:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe")
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
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Technique:
- Name: OS Credential Dumping
- ID: T1003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: LSASS Memory
- ID: T1003.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/