LSASS Process Reconnaissance Via Findstr.EXE
Detects findstring commands that include the keyword lsass, which indicates recon actviity for the LSASS process PID
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Unknown
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/08/recent-cyber-attack.html?m=1 | 3 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- fe63010f-8823-4864-a96b-a7b4a0f7b929
- 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