Detection rules › Sigma
Security Support Provider (SSP) Added to LSA Configuration
Detects the addition of a SSP to the registry. Upon a reboot or API call, SSP DLLs gain access to encrypted and plaintext passwords stored in Windows.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Persistence | T1547.005 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Security Support Provider |
| Privilege Escalation | T1547.005 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Security Support Provider |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sysmon | 12 | RegistryEvent (Object create and delete) |
| Sysmon | 13 | RegistryEvent (Value Set) |
| Sysmon | 14 | RegistryEvent (Key and Value Rename) |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
or:
TargetObject|endswith: '\Control\Lsa\OSConfig\Security Packages'
TargetObject|endswith: '\Control\Lsa\Security Packages'
Stage 2: not 1 of filter_main_*
or:
Image: 'C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe'
Image: 'C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe'
Image: null
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.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
Image | eq |
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TargetObject | ends_with |
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