cred_dump_tools_dropped_files


Description

Files with well-known filenames (parts of credential dump software or files produced by them) creation

Query · yara_l

events:
    $file.metadata.event_type = "FILE_CREATION"
    (
        re.regex($file.target.file.full_path, `\\(fgdump-log|kirbi|pwdump|pwhashes|wce_ccache|wce_krbtkt)`) nocase or
        re.regex($file.target.file.full_path, `\\(cachedump\.exe|cachedump64\.exe|DumpExt\.dll|DumpSvc\.exe|Dumpy\.exe|fgexec\.exe|lsremora\.dll|lsremora64\.dll|NTDS\.out|procdump64\.exe|pstgdump\.exe|pwdump\.exe|SAM\.out|SECURITY\.out|servpw\.exe|servpw64\.exe|SYSTEM\.out|test\.pwd|wceaux\.dll)$`) nocase
    )
    $file.principal.hostname = $hostname

  match:
    $hostname over 5m

  outcome:
    //example usage of specifying test user and hostname to adjust risk score
    $risk_score = max(if($file.principal.user.userid = "user" and $file.principal.hostname = "hostname", 0, 15))
    $principal_hostname = array_distinct($file.principal.hostname)
    $principal_process_pid = array_distinct($file.principal.process.pid)
    $principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($file.principal.process.command_line)
    $principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($file.principal.process.file.sha256)
    $principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($file.principal.process.file.full_path)
    $principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($file.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($file.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($file.principal.user.userid)
    $target_file_sha256 = array_distinct($file.target.file.sha256)
    $target_file_full_path = array_distinct($file.target.file.full_path)

  condition:
    $file
Raw source cred_dump_tools_dropped_files · YARA-L
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Published by chronicle/detection-rules ↗, licensed under Apache 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
rule cred_dump_tools_dropped_files {

  meta:
    author = "Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community"
    description = "Files with well-known filenames (parts of credential dump software or files produced by them) creation"
    reference = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_cred_dump_tools_dropped_files.yml"
    license = "https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License/blob/main/LICENSE.Detection.Rules.md"
    rule_name = "Cred Dump Tools Dropped Files"
    sigma_uuid = "8fbf3271-1ef6-4e94-8210-03c2317947f6"
    sigma_status = "test"
    rule_id = "mr_1ba84a4c-c6cf-49ee-902d-5e9e6efcaac0"
    tactic = "TA0006"
    technique = "T1003.001"
    type = "Detection"
    data_source = "Sysmon"
    platform = "Windows"
    severity = "High"
    priority = "High"
    false_positives = "Legitimate Administrator using tool for password recovery"

  events:
    $file.metadata.event_type = "FILE_CREATION"
    (
        re.regex($file.target.file.full_path, `\\(fgdump-log|kirbi|pwdump|pwhashes|wce_ccache|wce_krbtkt)`) nocase or
        re.regex($file.target.file.full_path, `\\(cachedump\.exe|cachedump64\.exe|DumpExt\.dll|DumpSvc\.exe|Dumpy\.exe|fgexec\.exe|lsremora\.dll|lsremora64\.dll|NTDS\.out|procdump64\.exe|pstgdump\.exe|pwdump\.exe|SAM\.out|SECURITY\.out|servpw\.exe|servpw64\.exe|SYSTEM\.out|test\.pwd|wceaux\.dll)$`) nocase
    )
    $file.principal.hostname = $hostname

  match:
    $hostname over 5m

  outcome:
    //example usage of specifying test user and hostname to adjust risk score
    $risk_score = max(if($file.principal.user.userid = "user" and $file.principal.hostname = "hostname", 0, 15))
    $principal_hostname = array_distinct($file.principal.hostname)
    $principal_process_pid = array_distinct($file.principal.process.pid)
    $principal_process_command_line = array_distinct($file.principal.process.command_line)
    $principal_process_file_sha256 = array_distinct($file.principal.process.file.sha256)
    $principal_process_file_full_path = array_distinct($file.principal.process.file.full_path)
    $principal_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($file.principal.process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_process_parent_process_product_specific_process_id = array_distinct($file.principal.process.parent_process.product_specific_process_id)
    $principal_user_userid = array_distinct($file.principal.user.userid)
    $target_file_sha256 = array_distinct($file.target.file.sha256)
    $target_file_full_path = array_distinct($file.target.file.full_path)

  condition:
    $file
}

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