Potential Password Reconnaissance Via Findstr.EXE
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About the rule
Rule Type
Standard
Rule Description
Detects command line usage of "findstr" to search for the "passwords" keyword in a variety of different languages
Severity
Trouble
Rule Requirement
Criteria
Action1: actionname = "Process started" AND (PROCESSNAME endswith "\findstr.exe" OR ORIGINALFILENAME = "FINDSTR.EXE") AND COMMANDLINE contains "contraseña,hasło,heslo,parola,passe,passw,senha,senord,密碼" select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.COMMANDLINE,Action1.FILE_NAME,Action1.PROCESSNAME,Action1.USERNAME,Action1.PARENTPROCESSNAME
Detection
Execution Mode
realtime
Log Sources
Windows
Author
Josh Nickels
