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Pass the Hash Activity 2

Detects the attack technique pass the hash which is used to move laterally inside the network

MITRE ATT&CK

defense-evasionlateral-movement

Detection Query

selection_logon3:
  EventID: 4624
  SubjectUserSid: S-1-0-0
  LogonType: 3
  LogonProcessName: NtLmSsp
  KeyLength: 0
selection_logon9:
  EventID: 4624
  LogonType: 9
  LogonProcessName: seclogo
filter:
  TargetUserName: ANONYMOUS LOGON
condition: 1 of selection_* and not filter

Author

Dave Kennedy, Jeff Warren (method) / David Vassallo (rule)

Created

2019-06-14

Data Sources

windowssecurity

Platforms

windows

References

Tags

attack.defense-evasionattack.lateral-movementattack.t1550.002

Raw Content

title: Pass the Hash Activity 2
id: 8eef149c-bd26-49f2-9e5a-9b00e3af499b
status: stable
description: Detects the attack technique pass the hash which is used to move laterally inside the network
references:
    - https://github.com/iadgov/Event-Forwarding-Guidance/tree/master/Events
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20170909091934/https://blog.binarydefense.com/reliably-detecting-pass-the-hash-through-event-log-analysis
    - https://blog.stealthbits.com/how-to-detect-pass-the-hash-attacks/
author: Dave Kennedy, Jeff Warren (method) / David Vassallo (rule)
date: 2019-06-14
modified: 2022-10-05
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.lateral-movement
    - attack.t1550.002
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: security
    definition: The successful use of PtH for lateral movement between workstations would trigger event ID 4624
detection:
    selection_logon3:
        EventID: 4624
        SubjectUserSid: 'S-1-0-0'
        LogonType: 3
        LogonProcessName: 'NtLmSsp'
        KeyLength: 0
    selection_logon9:
        EventID: 4624
        LogonType: 9
        LogonProcessName: 'seclogo'
    filter:
        TargetUserName: 'ANONYMOUS LOGON'
    condition: 1 of selection_* and not filter
falsepositives:
    - Administrator activity
level: medium