Windows Terminating Lsass Process
The following analytic detects a process requesting PROCESS_TERMINATE access to Lsass.exe. It leverages Sysmon EventCode 10 and checks for access masks that combine PROCESS_TERMINATE (0x1).
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source category
- sysmon_eventid_10
Known benign triggers
- No false positives have been identified at this time.
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/2022/03/threat-advisory-doublezero.html | 2 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 7ab3c319-a4e7-4211-9e8c-40a049d0dba6
- Tagged by the source as
- Data DestructionDouble Zero DestructorScattered Lapsus$ HuntersEndpointendpointSplunk CloudSplunk EnterpriseSplunk Enterprise Securityendpoint
Licence
- Published under
- Apache License 2.0Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- Apache-2.0Read the origin licence
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 22, 2026
- Version
- 2