Sigma rule: HackTool - Credential Dumping Tools Named Pipe Created

Rule

Title

HackTool - Credential Dumping Tools Named Pipe Created

Status

test

Level

critical

Author

Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community

Date

2019-11-01

Modified

2023-08-07

File

rules/windows/pipe_created/pipe_created_hktl_generic_cred_dump_tools_pipes.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects well-known credential dumping tools execution via specific named pipe creation

Log source

product

windows

category

pipe_created

definition

Note that you have to configure logging for Named Pipe Events in Sysmon config (Event ID 17 and Event ID 18). The basic configuration is in popular sysmon configuration (https://github.com/SwiftOnSecurity/sysmon-config), but it is worth verifying. You can also use other repo, e.g. https://github.com/Neo23x0/sysmon-config, https://github.com/olafhartong/sysmon-modular. How to test detection? You can check powershell script from this site https://svch0st.medium.com/guide-to-named-pipes-and-hunting-for-cobalt-strike-pipes-dc46b2c5f575

Detection

selection:
    PipeName|contains:
        - '\cachedump'
        - '\lsadump'
        - '\wceservicepipe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Legitimate Administrator using tool for password recovery

Tags

• attack.credential-access
• attack.t1003.001
• attack.t1003.002
• attack.t1003.004
• attack.t1003.005

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1003.001
• T1003.002
• T1003.004
• T1003.005

References

• https://www.slideshare.net/heirhabarov/hunting-for-credentials-dumping-in-windows-environment
• https://image.slidesharecdn.com/zeronights2017kheirkhabarov-171118103000/75/hunting-for-credentials-dumping-in-windows-environment-57-2048.jpg?cb=1666035799

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/pipe_created/pipe_created_hktl_generic_cred_dump_tools_pipes.yml