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WerFault LSASS Process Memory Dump

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Summary
This rule focuses on detecting potentially malicious behavior where the Windows Error Reporting tool, WerFault.exe, creates a dump file associated with the LSASS (Local Security Authority Subsystem Service) process. LSASS is critical for managing user authentication and security policies in Windows. If attackers manage to retrieve memory dumps from LSASS, they can extract sensitive information, including user credentials and access tokens, which pose significant security risks. This detection uses specific file path characteristics to determine if a WerFault dump file may originate from LSASS by monitoring for the creation of dump files that contain keywords such as 'lsass' or 'lsass.exe'. The rule is aimed at environments where the presence of such dumps could indicate credential harvesting activities or other exploitation attempts against the Windows operating system.
Categories
  • Windows
  • Endpoint
Data Sources
  • Process
  • File
Created: 2022-06-27