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WCE wceaux.dll Access

Detects wceaux.dll access while WCE pass-the-hash remote command execution on source host

MITRE ATT&CK

credential-access

Detection Query

selection:
  EventID:
    - 4656
    - 4663
  ObjectName|endswith: \wceaux.dll
condition: selection

Author

Thomas Patzke

Created

2017-06-14

Data Sources

windowssecurity

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.credential-accessattack.t1003attack.s0005

Raw Content

title: WCE wceaux.dll Access
id: 1de68c67-af5c-4097-9c85-fe5578e09e67
status: test
description: Detects wceaux.dll access while WCE pass-the-hash remote command execution on source host
references:
    - https://www.jpcert.or.jp/english/pub/sr/ir_research.html
    - https://jpcertcc.github.io/ToolAnalysisResultSheet
author: Thomas Patzke
date: 2017-06-14
modified: 2025-01-30
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1003
    - attack.s0005
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
detection:
    selection:
        EventID:
            - 4656
            - 4663
        ObjectName|endswith: '\wceaux.dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: critical