LSASS Running Under Non-Privileged User Context (RedCanary Threat Detection Report)

 1title: LSASS Running Under Non-Privileged User Context (RedCanary Threat Detection Report)
 2id: c6624640-de9d-4933-a3dd-261cdeafdd18
 3status: experimental
 4description: |
 5    Detects instances of LSASS running under any non-privileged user context, which can indicate abuse.
 6    Part of the RedCanary 2023 Threat Detection Report.    
 7references:
 8    - https://redcanary.com/threat-detection-report/techniques/lsass-memory/
 9author: RedCanary, Sigma formatting by Micah Babinski
10date: 2023/05/10
11tags:
12    - attack.credential_access
13    - attack.t1003.001
14logsource:
15    product: windows
16    service: security
17detection:
18    selection:
19        EventID: 4688
20        NewProcessName|endswith: '\lsass.exe'
21    filter:
22        SubjectUserSid: 'S-1-5-18'
23    condition: selection and not filter
24falsepositives:
25    - Unknown
26level: low```

References

• LSASS Memory - Red Canary Threat Detection Report

  

  Because of the amount of data it stores in memory, LSASS is a common target for adversaries looking to steal sensitive credentials.

  
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