Techniques
Sample rules
Windows Unsecured Outlook Credentials Access In Registry
- source: splunk
- technicques:
- T1552
Description
The following analytic identifies a suspicious query on outlook credentials registry in Windows OS registry. typically refers to user profiles associated with Microsoft Outlook. Within this key, Outlook stores configuration settings, including account information such as email addresses, server details, and authentication credentials. Accessing or modifying this registry key can potentially compromise users’ email security, making it a target for attackers seeking to steal sensitive information or execute unauthorized actions within Outlook. This anomaly detection is a good pivot to catch possible Trojan Stealer or RAT that tries to steal sensitive information to its targeted host.
Detection logic
`wineventlog_security` EventCode=4663 object_file_path IN ("*\\Profiles\\Outlook\\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676*", "*\\Windows Messaging Subsystem\\Profiles\\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676*") AND process_name != *\\outlook.exe
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by object_file_name object_file_path process_name process_path process_id EventCode dest
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)`
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)`
| `windows_unsecured_outlook_credentials_access_in_registry_filter`