title: UIPromptForCredentials DLLs
id: 9ae01559-cf7e-4f8e-8e14-4c290a1b4784
description: Detects potential use of UIPromptForCredentials functions by looking for some of the DLLs needed for it.
status: experimental
date: 2020/10/20
author: Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
tags:
    - attack.credential_access
    - attack.collection
    - attack.t1056.002
references:
    - https://mordordatasets.com/notebooks/small/windows/06_credential_access/SDWIN-201020013208.html
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/master/atomics/T1056.002/T1056.002.md#atomic-test-2---powershell---prompt-user-for-password
    - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/wincred/nf-wincred-creduipromptforcredentialsa
logsource:
    category: image_load
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - ImageLoaded|endswith:
            - '\credui.dll'
            - '\wincredui.dll'
        - OriginalFileName:
            - 'credui.dll'
            - 'wincredui.dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - other legitimate processes loading those DLLs in your environment.
level: medium