Capture Credentials with Rpcping.exe
Detects using Rpcping.exe to send a RPC test connection to the target server (-s) and force the NTLM hash to be sent in the process.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
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
- Unlikely
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 |
|---|---|
| learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2012-r2-and-2012/hh875578(v=ws.11) | Only this detection cites it |
| lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Rpcping/ | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/vysecurity/status/873181705024266241 | Only this detection cites it |
| twitter.com/vysecurity/status/974806438316072960 | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 93671f99-04eb-4ab4-a161-70d446a84003
- 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