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  • PowerShell pfx certificate extraction Informational 1 variation

    PowerShell was used to extract a pfx certificate file.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006)
    ATT&CK techniques: Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001)
    Required data: XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
    Detector tags: Active Directory Certificate Services Analytics
    Attacker's goals: Attackers may export certificates to .pfx files to use them for authentication, persistence or NTLM extraction.
    Investigative actions: Check if the pfx creation is legitimate for the user (Testing, IT, etc.). Follow further actions done by the user (ex. authentication using certificates).

    Variations

    Suspicious PowerShell pfx certificate extraction

    Low overridden

    A user used PowerShell to extract a pfx certificate file. overridden