PowerShell SAM Copy

 1title: PowerShell SAM Copy
 2id: 1af57a4b-460a-4738-9034-db68b880c665
 3status: test
 4description: Detects suspicious PowerShell scripts accessing SAM hives
 5references:
 6    - https://twitter.com/splinter_code/status/1420546784250769408
 7author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2021/07/29
 9modified: 2023/01/06
10tags:
11    - attack.credential_access
12    - attack.t1003.002
13logsource:
14    category: process_creation
15    product: windows
16detection:
17    selection_1:
18        CommandLine|contains|all:
19            - '\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy'
20            - 'System32\config\sam'
21    selection_2:
22        CommandLine|contains:
23            - 'Copy-Item'
24            - 'cp $_.'
25            - 'cpi $_.'
26            - 'copy $_.'
27            - '.File]::Copy('
28    condition: all of selection*
29falsepositives:
30    - Some rare backup scenarios
31    - PowerShell scripts fixing HiveNightmare / SeriousSAM ACLs
32level: high