Detection rules › Sigma

Enable LM Hash Storage - ProcCreation

Severity
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Source
upstream

Detects changes to the "NoLMHash" registry value in order to allow Windows to store LM Hashes. By setting this registry value to "0" (DWORD), Windows will be allowed to store a LAN manager hash of your password in Active Directory and local SAM databases.

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

TacticTechniques
PersistenceT1112 Modify Registry
Defense EvasionT1112 Modify Registry

Event coverage

ProviderEvent IDTitle
Sysmon1Process creation
Security-Auditing4688A new process has been created.

Stages and Predicates

Stage 1: selection

CommandLine|contains: ' 0'
CommandLine|contains: NoLMHash
CommandLine|contains: '\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa'

Indicators

Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.

FieldKindValues
CommandLinematch
  • 0 corpus 3 (sigma 3)
  • NoLMHash
  • \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa corpus 2 (sigma 2)