Suspicious Enable LM Hash Storage - ProcCreation (via process_creation)

This rule detects changes to the "NoLMHash" registry value to enable Windows to store LM Hashes. By setting this registry value to "0" (DWORD), Windows will be allowed to store a LAN manager hash of your password in Active Directory and local SAM databases.

SigmahighWindowsv1
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