Query: Sigma rule for Detects suspicious processes based on name and location that access the windows credential manager and vault. Which can
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious processes based on name and location that access the windows credential manager and vault. Which can. Logsource: windows / file_access. Rule: title: Credential Manager Access By Uncommon Applications id: 407aecb1-e762-4acf-8c7b-d087bcff3bb6 status: test description: 'Detects suspicious processes based on name and location that access the windows credential manager and vault. Which can be a sign of credential stealing. Example case would be usage of mimikatz "dpapi::cred" function ' references: - https://hunter2.gitbook.io/darthsidious/privilege-escalation/mimikatz - https://www.absolomb.com/2018-01-26-Windows-Privilege-Escalation-Guide/ author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-10-11 modified: 2026-07-28 tags: - attack.t1003 - attack.credential-access logsource: category: file_access product: windows definition: 'Requirements: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-File ETW provider' detection: selection: FileName|contains: - \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\ - \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\ - \AppData\Local\Microsoft\Vault\ - \ProgramData\Microsoft\Vault\ filter_main_system_folders: Image|startswith: - C:\Program Files\ - C:\Program Files (x86)\ - C:\Windows\system32\ - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ filter_main_explorer: Image: C:\Windows\explorer.exe condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Legitimate software installed by the users for example in the "AppData" directory may access these files (for any reason). level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects usage of the built-in PowerShell cmdlet "Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature" used as a Deployment Image Servicing and. Logsource: windows / ps_script. Rule: title: Potential Suspicious Windows Feature Enabled id: 55c925c1-7195-426b-a136-a9396800e29b related: - id: c740d4cf-a1e9-41de-bb16-8a46a4f57918 type: similar status: test description: 'Detects usage of the built-in PowerShell cmdlet "Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature" used as a Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool. Similar to DISM.exe, this cmdlet is used to enumerate, install, uninstall, configure, and update features and packages in Windows images ' references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/dism/enable-windowsoptionalfeature?view=windowsserver2022-ps - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/projfs/enabling-windows-projected-file-system - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-on-server author: frack113 date: 2022-09-10 modified: 2022-12-29 tags: - attack.stealth logsource: product: windows category: ps_script definition: 'Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled' detection: selection_cmd: ScriptBlockText|contains|all: - Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature - -Online - -FeatureName selection_feature: ScriptBlockText|contains: - TelnetServer - Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64 - TFTP - SMB1Protocol - Client-ProjFS - Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Legitimate usage of the features listed in the rule. level: medium