HackTool - LaZagne Execution

title: HackTool - LaZagne Execution
id: c2b86e67-b880-4eec-b045-50bc98ef4844
status: experimental
description: |
    Detects the execution of the LaZagne. A utility used to retrieve multiple types of passwords stored on a local computer.
    LaZagne has been leveraged multiple times by threat actors in order to dump credentials.
references:
    - https://github.com/AlessandroZ/LaZagne/tree/master
    - https://thedfirreport.com/2022/05/09/seo-poisoning-a-gootloader-story/
    - https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/alphv-ransomware-backup/
    - https://securelist.com/defttorero-tactics-techniques-and-procedures/107610/
    - https://github.com/CyberMonitor/APT_CyberCriminal_Campagin_Collections/raw/800c0e06571993a54e39571cf27fd474dcc5c0bc/2017/2017.11.14.Muddying_the_Water/muddying-the-water-targeted-attacks.pdf
author: Nasreddine Bencherchali, Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)
date: 2024-06-24
modified: 2025-10-07
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
logsource:
    product: windows
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection_img_metadata:
        Image|endswith: '\lazagne.exe'
    selection_img_cli:
        # Note: This selection can be prone to FP. An initial baseline is required
        Image|contains:
            - ':\PerfLogs\'
            - ':\ProgramData\'
            - ':\Temp\'
            - ':\Tmp\'
            - ':\Users\Public\'
            - ':\Windows\Temp\'
            - '\$Recycle.bin'
            - '\AppData\'
            - '\Desktop\'
            - '\Downloads\'
            - '\Favorites\'
            - '\Links\'
            - '\Music\'
            - '\Photos\'
            - '\Pictures\'
            - '\Saved Games\'
            - '\Searches\'
            - '\Users\Contacts\'
            - '\Users\Default\'
            - '\Users\Searches\'
            - '\Videos\'
            - '\Windows\addins\'
            - '\Windows\Fonts\'
            - '\Windows\IME\'
        CommandLine|endswith:
            - '.exe all'
            - '.exe browsers'
            - '.exe chats'
            - '.exe databases'
            - '.exe games'
            - '.exe git'
            - '.exe mails'
            - '.exe maven'
            - '.exe memory'
            - '.exe multimedia'
            # - '.exe php' # Might be prone to FP
            # - '.exe svn' # Might be prone to FP
            - '.exe sysadmin'
            - '.exe unused'
            - '.exe wifi'
            - '.exe windows'
    selection_cli_modules:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' all '
            - ' browsers '
            - ' chats '
            - ' databases '
            - ' games '
            - ' mails '
            - ' maven '
            - ' memory '
            - ' multimedia '
            - ' php '
            - ' svn '
            - ' sysadmin '
            - ' unused '
            - ' wifi '
    selection_cli_options:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '-1Password'
            - '-apachedirectorystudio'
            - '-autologon'
            - '-ChromiumBased'
            - '-coreftp'
            - '-credfiles'
            - '-credman'
            - '-cyberduck'
            - '-dbvis'
            - '-EyeCon'
            - '-filezilla'
            - '-filezillaserver'
            - '-ftpnavigator'
            - '-galconfusion'
            - '-gitforwindows'
            - '-hashdump'
            - '-iisapppool'
            - '-IISCentralCertP'
            - '-kalypsomedia'
            - '-keepass'
            - '-keepassconfig'
            - '-lsa_secrets'
            - '-mavenrepositories'
            - '-memory_dump'
            - '-Mozilla'
            - '-mRemoteNG'
            - '-mscache'
            - '-opensshforwindows'
            - '-openvpn'
            - '-outlook'
            - '-pidgin'
            - '-postgresql'
            - '-psi-im'
            - '-puttycm'
            - '-pypykatz'
            - '-Rclone'
            - '-rdpmanager'
            - '-robomongo'
            - '-roguestale'
            - '-skype'
            - '-SQLDeveloper'
            - '-squirrel'
            - '-tortoise'
            - '-turba'
            - '-UCBrowser'
            - '-unattended'
            - '-vault'
            - '-vaultfiles'
            - '-vnc'
            - '-winscp'
    condition: 1 of selection_img_* or all of selection_cli_*
falsepositives:
    - Some false positive is expected from tools with similar command line flags.
# Note: Increase the level to "high" after an initial baseline
level: medium