blue-team-tools/rules-unsupported/windows/image_load_mimikatz_inmemory_detection.yml

title: Mimikatz In-Memory
id: c0478ead-5336-46c2-bd5e-b4c84bc3a36e
status: unsupported
description: Detects certain DLL loads when Mimikatz gets executed
references:
    - https://securityriskadvisors.com/blog/post/detecting-in-memory-mimikatz/
author: sigma
date: 2017/03/13
modified: 2023/02/24
tags:
    - attack.s0002
    - attack.t1003
    - attack.lateral_movement
    - attack.credential_access
    - car.2019-04-004
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selector:
        Image: 'C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe'
    dllload1:
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\vaultcli.dll'
    dllload2:
        ImageLoaded|endswith: '\wlanapi.dll'
    exclusion:
        ImageLoaded:
            - 'ntdsapi.dll'
            - 'netapi32.dll'
            - 'imm32.dll'
            - 'samlib.dll'
            - 'combase.dll'
            - 'srvcli.dll'
            - 'shcore.dll'
            - 'ntasn1.dll'
            - 'cryptdll.dll'
            - 'logoncli.dll'
    timeframe: 30s
    condition: selector | near dllload1 and dllload2 and not exclusion
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: medium