title: Registry Parse with Pypykatz
id: a29808fd-ef50-49ff-9c7a-59a9b040b404
status: experimental
description: Adversaries may attempt to extract credential material from the Security Account Manager (SAM) database either through Windows Registry where the SAM database is stored
author: frack113
references:
    - https://github.com/skelsec/pypykatz
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1003.002/T1003.002.md#atomic-test-2---registry-parse-with-pypykatz
date: 2022/01/05
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - \pypykatz.exe
            - \python.exe
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - live
            - registry
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high
tags:
    - attack.credential_access
    - attack.t1003.002