HackTool - NPPSpy Hacktool Usage
Detects the use of NPPSpy hacktool that stores cleartext passwords of users that logged in to a local file
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- file_event
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
Not mapped to ATT&CK.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1003/T1003.md#atomic-test-2---credential-dumping-with-nppspy | 2 |
| twitter.com/0gtweet/status/1465282548494487554 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- cad1fe90-2406-44dc-bd03-59d0b58fe722
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1