SAM SECURITY Hive Dump Possible Credential Theft
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects attempts to export a registry hive which may contain credentials using the Windows reg.exe tool by an insider.
Severity
Critical
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND ((COMMANDLINE contains "save" OR COMMANDLINE contains "export") AND (COMMANDLINE contains "hklm\sam" OR COMMANDLINE contains "hklm\system" OR COMMANDLINE contains "hklm\security" OR COMMANDLINE contains "hklm\\sam" OR COMMANDLINE contains "hklm\\system" OR COMMANDLINE contains "hklm\\security") AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "reg.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME contains "reg")) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
