Sigma rule: Transferring Files with Credential Data via Network Shares

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-94f8f80abf45, updated 2025-07-11T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Transferring Files with Credential Data via Network Shares
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community
Date
2019-10-22
Modified
2025-07-11
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_transf_files_with_cred_data_via_network_shares.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Transferring files with well-known filenames (sensitive files with credential data) using network shares

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection_eid:
    EventID: 5145
selection_object:
    - RelativeTargetName|contains:
          - '\mimidrv'
          - '\lsass'
          - '\windows\minidump\'
          - '\hiberfil'
          - '\sqldmpr'
    - RelativeTargetName:
          - 'Windows\NTDS\ntds.dit'
          - 'Windows\System32\config\SAM'
          - 'Windows\System32\config\SECURITY'
          - 'Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Transferring sensitive files for legitimate administration work by legitimate administrator

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1003.002
  • attack.t1003.001
  • attack.t1003.003

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_transf_files_with_cred_data_via_network_shares.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Transferring Files with Credential Data via Network Shares" by Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_transf_files_with_cred_data_via_network_shares.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Transferring Files with Credential Data via Network Shares",
entity page, dataset version ref-94f8f80abf45, updated 2025-07-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/910ab938-668b-401b-b08c-b596e80fdca5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 910ab938-668b-401b-b08c-b596e80fdca5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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