Potential SAM Database Dump
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects the creation of files that look like exports of the local SAM (Security Account Manager)
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "File Created or Modified" AND (FILENAME endswith "\Temp\sam,\sam.sav,\Intel\sam,\sam.hive,\Perflogs\sam,\ProgramData\sam,\Users\Public\sam,\AppData\Local\sam,\AppData\Roaming\sam,_ShadowSteal.zip,\Documents\SAM.export,:\sam" OR OBJECTNAME endswith "\Temp\sam,\sam.sav,\Intel\sam,\sam.hive,\Perflogs\sam,\ProgramData\sam,\Users\Public\sam,\AppData\Local\sam,\AppData\Roaming\sam,_ShadowSteal.zip,\Documents\SAM.export,:\sam") OR (FILENAME contains "\hive_sam_,\sam.save,\sam.export,\~reg_sam.save,\sam_backup,\sam.bck,\sam.backup" OR OBJECTNAME contains "\hive_sam_,\sam.save,\sam.export,\~reg_sam.save,\sam_backup,\sam.bck,\sam.backup") select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.DOMAIN,Action1.OBJECTNAME,Action1.FILENAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
