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HighSigmaHQ Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g) +1

Wdigest Enable UseLogonCredential

Detects potential malicious modification of the property value of UseLogonCredential from HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\WDigest to enable clear-text credentials

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: registry_set

Known benign triggers

Unknown

References

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Reference	Class	Cited by
github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/73fcfa1d4863f6a4e17f90e54401de6e30a312bb/atomics/T1112/T1112.md#atomic-test-3---modify-registry-to-store-logon-credentials	Detection test	Only this detection cites it
support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/microsoft-security-advisory-update-to-improve-credentials-protection-and-management-may-13-2014-93434251-04ac-b7f3-52aa-9f951c14b649	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
threathunterplaybook.com/hunts/windows/190510-RegModWDigestDowngrade/notebook.html	Detection test	Only this detection cites it

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