Invalid Users Failing To Authenticate From Single Source Using NTLM
Detects failed logins with multiple invalid domain accounts from a single source system using the NTLM protocol.
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1title: Invalid Users Failing To Authenticate From Single Source Using NTLM
2id: 56d62ef8-3462-4890-9859-7b41e541f8d5
3status: unsupported
4description: Detects failed logins with multiple invalid domain accounts from a single source system using the NTLM protocol.
5references:
6 - https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/ESSOC/3.22.0/stories/UseCase#Active_directory_password_spraying
7author: Mauricio Velazco
8date: 2021/06/01
9modified: 2023/03/13
10tags:
11 - attack.t1110.003
12 - attack.initial_access
13 - attack.privilege_escalation
14logsource:
15 product: windows
16 service: security
17detection:
18 selection1:
19 EventID: 4776
20 Status: '*0xC0000064' # The username you typed does not exist. Bad username.
21 filter:
22 TargetUserName: '*$'
23 timeframe: 24h
24 condition: selection1 and not filter | count(TargetUserName) by Workstation > 10
25falsepositives:
26 - Terminal servers
27 - Jump servers
28 - Other multiuser systems like Citrix server farms
29 - Workstations with frequently changing users
30level: medium
References
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