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Process Access via TrolleyExpress Exclusion

Detects a possible process memory dump that uses the white-listed Citrix TrolleyExpress.exe filename as a way to dump the lsass process memory

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasioncredential-access

Detection Query

selection:
  CommandLine|contains:
    - \TrolleyExpress 7
    - \TrolleyExpress 8
    - \TrolleyExpress 9
    - \TrolleyExpress.exe 7
    - \TrolleyExpress.exe 8
    - \TrolleyExpress.exe 9
    - "\\TrolleyExpress.exe -ma "
renamed:
  Image|endswith: \TrolleyExpress.exe
filter_renamed:
  OriginalFileName|contains: CtxInstall
filter_empty:
  OriginalFileName: null
condition: selection or ( renamed and not 1 of filter* )

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Created

2022-02-10

Data Sources

windowsProcess Creation Events

Platforms

windows

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.t1218.011attack.credential-accessattack.t1003.001
Raw Content
title: Process Access via TrolleyExpress Exclusion
id: 4c0aaedc-154c-4427-ada0-d80ef9c9deb6
status: test
description: Detects a possible process memory dump that uses the white-listed Citrix TrolleyExpress.exe filename as a way to dump the lsass process memory
references:
    - https://twitter.com/_xpn_/status/1491557187168178176
    - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie831jF0bb0
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-02-10
modified: 2022-05-13
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.t1218.011
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1003.001
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains:
      # We assume that the lsass.exe process has a process ID that's between 700 and 999 and the dumper uses just the PID as parameter
            - '\TrolleyExpress 7'
            - '\TrolleyExpress 8'
            - '\TrolleyExpress 9'
            - '\TrolleyExpress.exe 7'
            - '\TrolleyExpress.exe 8'
            - '\TrolleyExpress.exe 9'
      # Common dumpers
            - '\TrolleyExpress.exe -ma '
    renamed:
        Image|endswith: '\TrolleyExpress.exe'
    filter_renamed:
        OriginalFileName|contains: 'CtxInstall'
    filter_empty:
        OriginalFileName: null
    condition: selection or ( renamed and not 1 of filter* )
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high