Potential LSASS Clone Creation via PssCaptureSnapShotedit
Identifies the creation of an LSASS process clone via PssCaptureSnapShot where the parent process is the initial LSASS process instance. This may indicate an attempt to evade detection and dump LSASS memory for credential access.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-system.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Credential Access
- Data Source: Sysmon Only
Version: 104
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guideedit
Rule queryedit
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.code:"4688" and process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe" and process.parent.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe"
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Credential Access
- ID: TA0006
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0006/
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Technique:
- Name: OS Credential Dumping
- ID: T1003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: LSASS Memory
- ID: T1003.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003/001/