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- Tool Overview

Category
Password and Hash Dump
Description
Acquires tickets for logged-on sessions.
Example of Presumed Tool Use During an Attack
This tool is used to log in to a remote host using acquired tickets.

- Tool Operation Overview

Item Description
OS Windows
Belonging to Domain Not required
Rights Administrator

- Information Acquired from Log

Standard Settings
  • Host
    • Execution history (Prefetch)
Additional Settings
  • Host
    • Execution history (audit policy, Sysmon)
    • Reading of process memory from lsass.exe (audit policy)
    • A record that a file that output the ticket was created (audit policy, Sysmon, USN Journal)

- Evidence That Can Be Confirmed When Execution is Successful

- Main Information Recorded at Execution

- Host

Event log

# Log Event ID Task Category Event Details
1 Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational 1 Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate) Process Create.
  • CommandLine: Command line of the execution command (path to the tool)
  • UtcTime: Process execution date and time (UTC)
  • ProcessGuid/ProcessId: Process ID
  • Image: Path to the executable file (path to the tool)
  • User: Execute as user
2 Security 4663 File System An attempt was made to access an object.
  • Access Request Information > Access/Reason for Access/Access Mask: Requested privilege (reading from process memory)
  • Object > Object Type: Target category (Process)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that closed the handle (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\lsass.exe)
3 Security 4703 Token Right Adjusted Events A token right was adjusted.
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Enabled Privileges: Enabled privileges (SeDebugPrivilege)
  • Target Account > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: Target user SID/Account name/Domain
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process executed (path to the tool)
4 Security 4663 File System An attempt was made to access an object.
  • Access Request Information > Access/Reason for Access/Access Mask: Requested privileges (WriteData or AddFile, AppendData)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that closed the handle (path to the tool)
  • Object > Object Name: Target file name ([Current Directory]\[Service Name]-[Domain].kirbi)

USN journal

# File Name Process
1 [Service Name]-[Domain Name].kirbi CLOSE+DATA_EXTEND+FILE_CREATE

Prefetch

- Details: Host

- Event Log

# Event Log Event ID Task Category Event Details
1 Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational 1 Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate) Process Create.
  • LogonGuid/LogonId: ID of the logon session
  • ParentProcessGuid/ParentProcessId: Process ID of the parent process
  • ParentImage: Executable file of the parent process
  • CurrentDirectory: Work directory
  • CommandLine: Command line of the execution command (path to the tool)
  • IntegrityLevel: Privilege level (High)
  • ParentCommandLine: Command line of the parent process
  • UtcTime: Process execution date and time (UTC)
  • ProcessGuid/ProcessId: Process ID
  • User: Execute as user
  • Hashes: Hash value of the executable file
  • Image: Path to the executable file (path to the tool)
Security 4688 Process Create A new process has been created.
  • Process Information > Required Label: Necessity of privilege escalation
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Process Information > Source Process Name: Path to parent process that created the new process
  • Log Date and Time: Process execution date and time (local time)
  • Process Information > New Process Name: Path to the executable file (path to the tool)
  • Process Information > Token Escalation Type: Presence of privilege escalation (2)
  • Process Information > New Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Process Information > Source Process ID: Process ID of the parent process that created the new process. "Creator Process ID" in Windows 7
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
2 Security 4673 Sensitive Privilege Use A privileged service was called.
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Process > Process ID: ID of the process that used the privilege
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Service Request Information > Privilege: Privileges used (SeTcbPrivilege)
  • Process > Process Name: Process that used the privilege (path to the tool)
Security 4673 Sensitive Privilege Use A privileged service was called.
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Process > Process ID: ID of the process that used the privilege
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Service Request Information > Privilege: Privileges used (SeTcbPrivilege)
  • Process > Process Name: Process that used the privilege (path to the tool)
3 Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational 11 File created (rule: FileCreate) File created.
  • Image: Path to the executable file (C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe)
  • ProcessGuid/ProcessId: Process ID
  • TargetFilename: Created file (C:\Windows\Prefetch\[Executable File Name of Tool]-[RANDOM].pf)
  • CreationUtcTime: File creation date and time (UTC)
Security 4656 File System/Other Object Access Events A handle to an object was requested.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Access Request Information > Access/Reason for Access/Access Mask: Requested privileges (WriteData or AddFile, AppendData)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Object > Object Name: Target file name (C:\Windows\Prefetch\[Executable File Name of Tool]-[RANDOM].pf)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that closed the handle (C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe)
  • Object > Object Type: Type of the file (File)
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Object > Handle ID: ID of the relevant handle
Security 4663 File System An attempt was made to access an object.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Access Request Information > Access/Reason for Access/Access Mask: Requested privileges (WriteData or AddFile, AppendData)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Object > Object Name: Target file name (C:\Windows\Prefetch\[Executable File Name of Tool]-[RANDOM].pf)
  • Audit Success: Success or failure (access successful)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that closed the handle (C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe)
  • Object > Object Type: Category of the target (File)
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Object > Handle ID: ID of the relevant handle (handle obtained with Event ID 4656)
Security 4658 File System The handle to an object was closed.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that requested the object (C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Object > Handle ID: ID of the relevant handle (handle obtained with Event ID 4656)
4 Security 4703 Token Right Adjusted Events A token right was adjusted.
  • Disabled Privileges: Disabled privileges (-)
  • Target Account > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: Target user SID/Account name/Domain
  • Target Account > Logon ID: Session ID of the target user
  • Enabled Privileges: Enabled privileges (SeDebugPrivilege)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Process Information > Process ID: ID of the executed process
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process executed (path to the tool)
Security 4656 File System/Other Object Access Events A handle to an object was requested.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Access Request Information > Access/Reason for Access/Access Mask: Requested privilege (reading from process memory)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Object > Object Name: Target file name (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\lsass.exe)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that closed the handle (path to the tool)
  • Object > Object Type: File type (Process)
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Object > Handle ID: ID of the relevant handle
Security 4663 File System An attempt was made to access an object.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Access Request Information > Access/Reason for Access/Access Mask: Requested privilege (reading from process memory)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Object > Object Name: Target file name
  • Access Request Information > Access: Requested privilege
  • Audit Success: Success or failure (access successful)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that closed the handle (\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\System32\lsass.exe)
  • Object > Object Type: Target category (Process)
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Object > Handle ID: ID of the relevant handle (handle obtained with Event ID 4656)
Security 4658 File System The handle to an object was closed.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that requested the object (path to the tool)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Object > Handle ID: ID of the relevant handle
5 Security 4656 File System/Other Object Access Events A handle to an object was requested.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Access Request Information > Access/Reason for Access/Access Mask: Requested privileges (WriteData or AddFile, AppendData)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Object > Object Name: Target file name ([Current Directory]\[Service Name].kirbi)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that closed the handle (path to the tool)
  • Object > Object Type: Type of the file (File)
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Object > Handle ID: ID of the relevant handle
Security 4663 File System An attempt was made to access an object.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Access Request Information > Access/Reason for Access/Access Mask: Requested privileges (WriteData or AddFile, AppendData)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Object > Object Name: Target file name ([Current Directory]\[Service Name]-[Domain].kirbi)
  • Audit Success: Success or failure (access successful)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that closed the handle (path to the tool)
  • Object > Object Type: Category of the target (File)
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Object > Handle ID: ID of the relevant handle (handle obtained with Event ID 4656)
Security 4658 File System The handle to an object was closed.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Name of the process that requested the object (path to the tool)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
  • Object > Handle ID: ID of the relevant handle (handle obtained with Event ID 4656)
6 Security 4689 Process Termination A process has exited.
  • Process Information > Process ID: Process ID (hexadecimal)
  • Subject > Security ID/Account Name/Account Domain: SID/Account name/Domain of the user who executed the tool
  • Process Information > Exit Status: Process return value
  • Log Date and Time: Process terminated date and time (local time)
  • Process Information > Process Name: Path to the executable file (path to the tool)
  • Subject > Logon ID: Session ID of the user who executed the process
Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational 5 Process terminated (rule: ProcessTerminate) Process terminated.
  • UtcTime: Process terminated date and time (UTC)
  • ProcessGuid/ProcessId: Process ID
  • Image: Path to the executable file (path to the tool)

- USN Journal

# File Name Process Attribute
1 [Executable File Name of Tool]-[RANDOM].pf FILE_CREATE archive+not_indexed
[Executable File Name of Tool]-[RANDOM].pf DATA_EXTEND+FILE_CREATE archive+not_indexed
[Executable File Name of Tool]-[RANDOM].pf CLOSE+DATA_EXTEND+FILE_CREATE archive+not_indexed
2 [Service Name]-[Domain Name].kirbi FILE_CREATE archive
[Service Name]-[Domain Name].kirbi DATA_EXTEND+FILE_CREATE archive
[Service Name]-[Domain Name].kirbi CLOSE+DATA_EXTEND+FILE_CREATE archive

- MFT

# Path Header Flag Validity
1 [Drive Name]:\Windows\Prefetch\[Executable File Name of Tool]-[RANDOM].pf FILE ALLOCATED
2 [Current Directory]\[Service Name]-[Domain].kirbi FILE ALLOCATED

- Prefetch

# Prefetch File Process Name Process Path Information That Can Be Confirmed
1 C:\Windows\Prefetch\[Executable File Name of Tool]-[RANDOM].pf [Executable File Name of Tool] [Path to Tool] Last Run Time (last execution date and time)