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HackTool - NPPSpy Hacktool Usage

Detects the use of NPPSpy hacktool that stores cleartext passwords of users that logged in to a local file

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Nov 29Updated Thu Jun 27cad1fe90-2406-44dc-bd03-59d0b58fe722windows

Log Source

WindowsFile Event

ProductWindows← raw: windows

CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event

Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith:
            - '\NPPSpy.txt'
            - '\NPPSpy.dll'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unknown

False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

cad1fe90-2406-44dc-bd03-59d0b58fe722

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Mon Nov 29

Modified

Thu Jun 27

Author

Path

rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_hktl_nppspy.yml

Raw Tags

attack.credential-access