Analytics BIOC
Informational
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PowerShell pfx certificate extraction
PowerShell was used to extract a pfx certificate file.
- Module:
- Platform Analytics
- Data source:
- XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)
ATT&CK tactics: Credential Access (TA0006)
ATT&CK techniques: Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files (T1552.001)
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).
- Test period:
- N/A (single event)
- Deduplication:
- 1 Day
1 variation:
- Suspicious PowerShell pfx certificate extraction Low (parent: Informational)