Sigma rule: Password Dumper Remote Thread in LSASS

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-58d75848484b, updated 2021-06-21T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Password Dumper Remote Thread in LSASS
Status
stable
Level
high
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2017-02-19
Modified
2021-06-21
File
rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_susp_password_dumper_lsass.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects password dumper activity by monitoring remote thread creation EventID 8 in combination with the lsass.exe process as TargetImage.
The process in field Process is the malicious program. A single execution can lead to hundreds of events.

Log source

product
windows
category
create_remote_thread

Detection

selection:
    TargetImage|endswith: '\lsass.exe'
    StartModule: ''
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Antivirus products

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.s0005
  • attack.t1003.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_susp_password_dumper_lsass.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Password Dumper Remote Thread in LSASS" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_susp_password_dumper_lsass.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: Password Dumper Remote Thread in LSASS",
entity page, dataset version ref-58d75848484b, updated 2021-06-21T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f239b326-2f41-4d6b-9dfa-c846a60ef505 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f239b326-2f41-4d6b-9dfa-c846a60ef505, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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