Potential Discovery of Windows Credential Manager Store


Description

Identifies an unusual process accessing User or System Windows Credential Manager Files. Adversaries may attempt to list and acquire credentials from the Windows Credential Manager.

Query · eql

file where event.action == "open" and
 file.path : ("?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\*\\Microsoft\\Credentials\\*",
              "?:\\Windows\\System32\\config\\systemprofile\\AppData\\*\\Microsoft\\Credentials\\*") and
 not file.name : ("desktop.ini", ".ignore", ".rgignore", "exclude", ".gitignore", ".fdignore") and
 not file.extension : "?*" and file.name != null and
 process.executable != null and
 user.id like ("S-1-5-21*", "S-1-12-*") and
 not process.executable :
           ("?:\\Program Files\\*",
            "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\Robocopy.exe",
            "?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Platform\\*.exe",
            "?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\Platform\\*.exe",
            "?:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\*.exe",
            "?:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\\Agent\\*.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SearchIndexer.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\control.exe",
            "System",
            "D:\\supergrate*.exe",
            "D:\\New folder\\SuperGrate\\*.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\ccmcache\\*.exe",
            "?:\\WINDOWS\\CCM\\*.exe",
            "C:\\Source\\msert.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\prevhost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\prevhost.exe",
            "?:\\Veritas\\NetBackup\\bin\\bpbkar32.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhostw.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\sdiagnhost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\WmiPrvSE.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\dllhost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\CompMgmtLauncher.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\explorer.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\MRT.exe",
            "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\OneDrive\\OneDrive.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\*\\csc.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SearchProtocolHost.exe",
            "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\ESET\\ESETOnlineScanner\\ESETOnlineScanner.exe",
            "\\Device\\Mup\\*",
            "D:\\*\\X64\\loadstate.exe",
            "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume?\\Windows\\System32\\*.exe",
            "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume?\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\*.exe") and
 not (process.code_signature.subject_name :
                        ("Big Angry Dog Ltd",
                         "Malwarebytes Inc",
                         "Malwarebytes Corporation",
                         "Nicholas Anderson",
                         "ForensiT Limited",
                         "Johannes Schindelin",
                         "ITPRODUCTDEV LTD",
                         "JAM Software GmbH",
                         "GRAPHISOFT SE",
                         "Anysphere, Inc.") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
 not process.thread.Ext.call_stack_summary in ("ntdll.dll|sophosed.dll|apphelp.dll|kernelbase.dll|migcore.dll|migstore.dll|migcore.dll|scanstate.exe|kernel32.dll|ntdll.dll",
                                               "ntdll.dll|sophosed.dll|apphelp.dll|kernelbase.dll|migcore.dll|loadstate.exe|kernel32.dll|ntdll.dll")
Raw source Potential Discovery of Windows Credential Manager Store · Elastic TOML
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Published by elastic/protections-artifacts ↗, licensed under Elastic License 2.0 ↗. Reproduced here unmodified.
[rule]
description = """
Identifies an unusual process accessing User or System Windows Credential Manager Files. Adversaries may attempt to list
and acquire credentials from the Windows Credential Manager.
"""
id = "cc60be0e-2c6c-4dc9-9902-e97103ff8df9"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Discovery of Windows Credential Manager Store"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = ["http://www.harmj0y.net/blog/redteaming/operational-guidance-for-offensive-user-dpapi-abuse/"]
version = "1.0.43"

query = '''
file where event.action == "open" and
 file.path : ("?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\*\\Microsoft\\Credentials\\*",
              "?:\\Windows\\System32\\config\\systemprofile\\AppData\\*\\Microsoft\\Credentials\\*") and
 not file.name : ("desktop.ini", ".ignore", ".rgignore", "exclude", ".gitignore", ".fdignore") and
 not file.extension : "?*" and file.name != null and
 process.executable != null and
 user.id like ("S-1-5-21*", "S-1-12-*") and
 not process.executable :
           ("?:\\Program Files\\*",
            "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\Robocopy.exe",
            "?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Platform\\*.exe",
            "?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\Platform\\*.exe",
            "?:\\Program Files\\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\\*.exe",
            "?:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Monitoring Agent\\Agent\\*.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SearchIndexer.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\control.exe",
            "System",
            "D:\\supergrate*.exe",
            "D:\\New folder\\SuperGrate\\*.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\ccmcache\\*.exe",
            "?:\\WINDOWS\\CCM\\*.exe",
            "C:\\Source\\msert.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\prevhost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\prevhost.exe",
            "?:\\Veritas\\NetBackup\\bin\\bpbkar32.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhostw.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\taskhost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\sdiagnhost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\WmiPrvSE.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\dllhost.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\CompMgmtLauncher.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\explorer.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\MRT.exe",
            "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\OneDrive\\OneDrive.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\*\\csc.exe",
            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SearchProtocolHost.exe",
            "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\ESET\\ESETOnlineScanner\\ESETOnlineScanner.exe",
            "\\Device\\Mup\\*",
            "D:\\*\\X64\\loadstate.exe",
            "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume?\\Windows\\System32\\*.exe",
            "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume?\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\*.exe") and
 not (process.code_signature.subject_name :
                        ("Big Angry Dog Ltd",
                         "Malwarebytes Inc",
                         "Malwarebytes Corporation",
                         "Nicholas Anderson",
                         "ForensiT Limited",
                         "Johannes Schindelin",
                         "ITPRODUCTDEV LTD",
                         "JAM Software GmbH",
                         "GRAPHISOFT SE",
                         "Anysphere, Inc.") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
 not process.thread.Ext.call_stack_summary in ("ntdll.dll|sophosed.dll|apphelp.dll|kernelbase.dll|migcore.dll|migstore.dll|migcore.dll|scanstate.exe|kernel32.dll|ntdll.dll",
                                               "ntdll.dll|sophosed.dll|apphelp.dll|kernelbase.dll|migcore.dll|loadstate.exe|kernel32.dll|ntdll.dll")
'''

min_endpoint_version = "8.7.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1555"
name = "Credentials from Password Stores"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1555.004"
name = "Windows Credential Manager"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1555/004/"



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

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.7.0"

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