PowerShell SAM Copy
Detects suspicious PowerShell scripts accessing SAM hives
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
- PowerShell scripts fixing HiveNightmare / SeriousSAM ACLs
- Some rare backup scenarios
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 |
|---|---|
| twitter.com/splinter_code/status/1420546784250769408 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 1af57a4b-460a-4738-9034-db68b880c665
- 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