Detecting WiFi dumping via direct WinAPI calls and introduction to “Immutable Artifacts”

Aspect	Details
Challenge	Traditional detections rely on mutable artifacts (e.g., netsh.exe usage).
Goal	Identify immutable artifacts generated during WiFi credential dumps via direct API calls.
Key Tools	Windows Event Viewer, Sysmon, Procmon, Custom C code for API-based WiFi credential dump.
API Method Observations	– No registry read/write logs. – No file read logs on WiFi profile storage paths. – No process creation logs for netsh.
Sysmon Event ID 7 Use	Detects executables loading wlanapi.dll. Requires enabling Event ID 7 by modifying Sysmon configuration.
Configuration Change	Modify Sysmon config: Change Event ID 7 from exclude to include for ImageLoad.
Detection Rule	Sysmon Event ID 7 where ImageLoaded = wlanapi.dll and Image contains .exe not in baseline. Requires baselining for legitimate activity.
Password Dump Detection	Monitor Crypto-DPAPI Event ID 16385 for calls to CryptUnprotect. Correlate with caller process (e.g., PowerShell).
Recommended Telemetry	Enable Sysmon Event ID 7 and Crypto-DPAPI Event ID 16385. Adjust configurations to reduce noise.
Key Insight	Immutable artifacts, such as DLL loads or API calls (e.g., wlanapi.dll or CryptUnprotect), are essential for detecting advanced attacker methods.

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