title: PowerShell SAM Copy
id: 1af57a4b-460a-4738-9034-db68b880c665
description: Detects suspicious PowerShell scripts accessing SAM hives
status: experimental
references:
    - https://twitter.com/splinter_code/status/1420546784250769408
author: Florian Roth
date: 2021/07/29
modified: 2021/12/02
tags:
    - attack.credential_access
    - attack.t1003.002
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection_1:
        CommandLine|contains|all: 
            - '\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy'
            - 'ystem32\config\sam'
    selection_2:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - 'Copy-Item'
            - 'cp $_.'
            - 'cpi $_.'
            - 'copy $_.'
            - '.File]::Copy('
    condition: all of selection*
falsepositives: 
    - Some rare backup scenarios
    - PowerShell scripts fixing HiveNightmare / SeriousSAM ACLs
level: high
