Remote Thread Created In KeePass.EXE

 1title: Remote Thread Created In KeePass.EXE
 2id: 77564cc2-7382-438b-a7f6-395c2ae53b9a
 3status: test
 4description: Detects remote thread creation in "KeePass.exe" which could indicates potential password dumping activity
 5references:
 6    - https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/alerts/aa20-259a
 7    - https://github.com/denandz/KeeFarce
 8    - https://github.com/GhostPack/KeeThief
 9author: Timon Hackenjos
10date: 2022/04/22
11modified: 2023/05/05
12tags:
13    - attack.credential_access
14    - attack.t1555.005
15logsource:
16    product: windows
17    category: create_remote_thread
18detection:
19    selection:
20        TargetImage|endswith: '\KeePass.exe'
21    condition: selection
22falsepositives:
23    - Unknown
24level: high

References

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• GitHub - denandz/KeeFarce: Extracts passwords from a KeePass 2.x database, directly from memory.

  

  Extracts passwords from a KeePass 2.x database, directly from memory. - denandz/KeeFarce

  
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• GitHub - GhostPack/KeeThief: Methods for attacking KeePass 2.X databases, including extracting of encryption key material from memory.

  

  Methods for attacking KeePass 2.X databases, including extracting of encryption key material from memory. - GhostPack/KeeThief

  
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