LSA Dump via Windows Error Reporting


Description

Identifies the creation of LSASS memory crash dump via an unusual parent process. Adversaries may abuse the Windows Error Reporting service to proxy LSASS dumping as a preparation for credential access.

Query · eql

sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=1m
 [process where event.action == "start" and process.name : ("WerFaultSecure.exe", "WerFault.exe") and
  not process.parent.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe" and process.parent.executable != null]
 [file where event.action == "creation" and file.name : "lsass*.dmp"]
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[rule]
description = """
Identifies the creation of LSASS memory crash dump via an unusual parent process. Adversaries may abuse the Windows
Error Reporting service to proxy LSASS dumping as a preparation for credential access.
"""
id = "19cd9212-034a-4835-a0a9-617299b94060"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "LSA Dump via Windows Error Reporting"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = ["https://github.com/deepinstinct/Lsass-Shtinkering"]
version = "1.0.23"

query = '''
sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=1m
 [process where event.action == "start" and process.name : ("WerFaultSecure.exe", "WerFault.exe") and
  not process.parent.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe" and process.parent.executable != null]
 [file where event.action == "creation" and file.name : "lsass*.dmp"]
'''

min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0

[[optional_actions]]
action = "rollback"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1003"
name = "OS Credential Dumping"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1003.001"
name = "LSASS Memory"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/"



[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0006"
name = "Credential Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/"

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"

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