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Access To Windows Credential History File By Uncommon Applications
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Access To Windows Credential History File By Uncommon Applications
Using Splunk · Default · pySigma 1.3.3
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion1.3.3
title: Access To Windows Credential History File By Uncommon Applications
id: 7a2a22ea-a203-4cd3-9abf-20eb1c5c6cd2
status: test
description: |
Detects file access requests to the Windows Credential History File by an uncommon application.
This can be a sign of credential stealing. Example case would be usage of mimikatz "dpapi::credhist" function
references:
- https://tools.thehacker.recipes/mimikatz/modules/dpapi/credhist
- https://www.passcape.com/windows_password_recovery_dpapi_credhist
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-10-17
modified: 2024-07-29
tags:
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1555.004
logsource:
category: file_access
product: windows
definition: 'Requirements: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-File ETW provider'
detection:
selection:
FileName|endswith: '\Microsoft\Protect\CREDHIST'
filter_main_system_folders:
Image|startswith:
- 'C:\Program Files\'
- 'C:\Program Files (x86)\'
- 'C:\Windows\system32\'
- 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\'
filter_main_explorer:
Image: 'C:\Windows\explorer.exe'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
# Increase level after false positives filters are good enough
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/file/file_access/file_access_win_susp_credhist.yml