
title: Windows Credential Editor
author: Florian Roth
date: 2019/12/31
description: Detects the use of Windows Credential Editor (WCE)
detection:
  SELECTION_1:
    EventID: 1
  SELECTION_2:
    EventID: 1
  SELECTION_3:
    Imphash:
    - a53a02b997935fd8eedcb5f7abab9b9f
    - e96a73c7bf33a464c510ede582318bf2
  SELECTION_4:
    CommandLine: '*.exe -S'
  SELECTION_5:
    ParentImage: '*\services.exe'
  SELECTION_6:
    Image: '*\clussvc.exe'
  condition: (SELECTION_1 and (SELECTION_2 and (SELECTION_3 or (SELECTION_4 and SELECTION_5)))
    and  not (SELECTION_6))
falsepositives:
- Another service that uses a single -s command line switch
id: 7aa7009a-28b9-4344-8c1f-159489a390df
level: critical
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
modified: 2021/07/15
references:
- https://www.ampliasecurity.com/research/windows-credentials-editor/
status: experimental
tags:
- attack.credential_access
- attack.t1003
- attack.t1003.001
- attack.s0005
ruletype: SIGMA
