credential_access_mdmp_file_creation.toml

[metadata]
bypass_bbr_timing = true
creation_date = "2023/09/21"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2024/05/21"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
building_block_type = "default"
description = """
Identifies the creation or modification of a medium size memory dump file which can indicate an attempt to access
credentials from a process memory.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.file-*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Credential Access via Memory Dump File Creation"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "e707a7be-cc52-41ac-8ab3-d34b38c20005"
severity = "low"
tags = [
    "Domain: Endpoint",
    "OS: Windows",
    "Use Case: Threat Detection",
    "Tactic: Credential Access",
    "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
    "Rule Type: BBR",
]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"

query = '''
file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "creation" and

  /* MDMP header */
  file.Ext.header_bytes : "4d444d50*" and file.size >= 30000 and
  not

  (
    (
      process.name : "System" or
      process.executable : (
        "?:\\Windows\\System32\\WerFault.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WerFault.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\System32\\Wermgr.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\Wermgr.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\System32\\WerFaultSecure.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\WerFaultSecure.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\System32\\WUDFHost.exe",
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\rdrleakdiag.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\System32\\Taskmgr.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\Taskmgr.exe",
        "?:\\Program Files\\*.exe",
        "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\SystemApps\\*.exe",
        "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Roaming\\Zoom\\bin\\zCrashReport64.exe",
        "?:\\Windows\\CCM\\ccmdump.exe"
      ) and process.code_signature.trusted == true
    ) or
    (
      file.path : (
        "?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WER\\*",
        "?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\WDF\\*",
        "?:\\ProgramData\\Alteryx\\ErrorLogs\\*",
        "?:\\ProgramData\\Goodix\\*",
        "?:\\Windows\\system32\\config\\systemprofile\\AppData\\Local\\CrashDumps\\*",
        "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Roaming\\Zoom\\logs\\zoomcrash*",
        "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\*\\Crashpad\\*",
        "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\*\\crashpaddb\\*",
        "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\*\\HungReports\\*",
        "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\*\\CrashDumps\\*",
        "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\*\\NativeCrashReporting\\*"
      ) and (process.code_signature.trusted == true or process.executable == null)
    )
  )
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1003"
name = "OS Credential Dumping"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1003.001"
name = "LSASS Memory"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/"



[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0006"
name = "Credential Access"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/"