LSASS Access Detected via Attack Surface Reduction

 Original Source: [Sigma source]
Title: LSASS Access Detected via Attack Surface Reduction
Status: test
Description:Detects Access to LSASS Process
References:
  -https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction
Author: Markus Neis
Date: 2018-08-26
modified:2022-08-13
Tags:
  • -'attack.credential-access'
  • -'attack.t1003.001'
Logsource:
  • product: windows
  • service: windefend
  • definition: Requirements:Enabled Block credential stealing from the Windows local security authority subsystem (lsass.exe) from Attack Surface Reduction (GUID: 9e6c4e1f-7d60-472f-ba1a-a39ef669e4b2)
Detection:
  selection:
    EventID: '1121'
    Path|endswith: '\lsass.exe'
  filter_thor:
    ProcessName|startswith: 'C:\Windows\Temp\asgard2-agent\'
    ProcessName|endswith:
      -'\thor64.exe'
      -'\thor.exe'

  filter_exact:
    ProcessName:
      -'C:\Windows\System32\atiesrxx.exe'
      -'C:\Windows\System32\CompatTelRunner.exe'
      -'C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe'
      -'C:\Windows\System32\nvwmi64.exe'
      -'C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe'
      -'C:\Windows\System32\Taskmgr.exe'
      -'C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiPrvSE.exe'
      -'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe'

  filter_begins:
    ProcessName|startswith:
      -'C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\'
      -'C:\WINDOWS\Installer\'
      -'C:\Program Files\'
      -'C:\Program Files (x86)\'

  condition:selection and not 1 of filter_*
Falsepositives:
  -Google Chrome GoogleUpdate.exe
  -Some Taskmgr.exe related activity
Level: high