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Esentutl Gather Credentials

Conti recommendation to its affiliates to use esentutl to access NTDS dumped file. Trickbot also uses this utilities to get MSEdge info via its module pwgrab.

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sam0x90Created Fri Aug 06Updated Sun Oct 097df1713a-1a5b-4a4b-a071-dc83b144a101windows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'esentutl'
            - ' /p'
    condition: selection
False Positives

To be determined

References
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twitter.com
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thedfirreport.com
MITRE ATT&CK

Sub-techniques

T1003.003 · NTDS
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
7df1713a-1a5b-4a4b-a071-dc83b144a101
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Fri Aug 06
Modified
Sun Oct 09
Author
sam0x90
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_esentutl_params.yml
Raw Tags
attack.credential-accessattack.t1003attack.t1003.003attack.s0404
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