Query to Search For Password Files in Cortex XDR Pro

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Query to Search For Password Files in Cortex XDR Pro

L3 Networker

Hello community!

 

Do you know whether it´s possible in Cortext XDR Pro to build a query to Search For Password Files ?

 

Many thanks!

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L1 Bithead

HI Carracido, 

 

The answer will be two parts since i am not sure which one you meant:

1. In XDR Pro you can use XQL to build queries, My advice will be to either use a specific name if there is one or search for files from a specific extension.

2. Since XDR does not look into files, there is no way to know if the file is password protected.

 

I hope this helps.

 

L3 Networker

simply searching for the word "password" in the file name has really worked well for us and it is also what most of our pentest engagements use.

@PeteJacobCF, if the word password is not in the name, XDR/XQL will not be able to tell you that a file is not password protected.

yes exactly. I was simply saying that we have had some good success finding our users "password" files... meaning txt or .doc files users use to store passwords and usernames in. I was not saying this would find password protected files... 

L1 Bithead

This one will find password on command line argument, you will be surprised if you find a clear text password on this query

 

dataset = xdr_data
| filter actor_process_command_line = "*pass*"

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