New Generic Credentials Added Via Cmdkey.EXE
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects usage of "cmdkey.exe" to add generic credentials. As an example, this can be used before connecting to an RDP session via command line interface.
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\cmdkey.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "cmdkey.exe") AND COMMANDLINE contains " -g, /g, –g, —g, ―g" AND COMMANDLINE contains " -u, /u, –u, —u, ―u" AND COMMANDLINE contains " -p, /p, –p, —p, ―p" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
frack113, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
