Query: detection rule: Detects suspicious use of PCHunter, a tool like Process Hacker to view and manipulate processes, kernel options and othe
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects suspicious use of PCHunter, a tool like Process Hacker to view and manipulate processes, kernel options and othe. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: HackTool - PCHunter Execution id: fca949cc-79ca-446e-8064-01aa7e52ece5 status: test description: Detects suspicious use of PCHunter, a tool like Process Hacker to view and manipulate processes, kernel options and other low level stuff references: - https://web.archive.org/web/20231210115125/http://www.xuetr.com/ - https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/falcon-overwatch-report-finds-increase-in-ecrime/ - https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2018/04/20/kernel-hacking-tool-you-might-have-never-heard-of-xuetr-pchunter/ author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali date: 2022-10-10 modified: 2024-11-23 tags: - attack.execution - attack.discovery - attack.t1082 - attack.t1057 - attack.t1012 - attack.t1083 - attack.t1007 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_image: Image|endswith: - \PCHunter64.exe - \PCHunter32.exe selection_pe: - OriginalFileName: PCHunter.exe - Description: Epoolsoft Windows Information View Tools selection_hashes: Hashes|contains: - SHA1=5F1CBC3D99558307BC1250D084FA968521482025 - MD5=987B65CD9B9F4E9A1AFD8F8B48CF64A7 - SHA256=2B214BDDAAB130C274DE6204AF6DBA5AEEC7433DA99AA950022FA306421A6D32 - IMPHASH=444D210CEA1FF8112F256A4997EED7FF - SHA1=3FB89787CB97D902780DA080545584D97FB1C2EB - MD5=228DD0C2E6287547E26FFBD973A40F14 - SHA256=55F041BF4E78E9BFA6D4EE68BE40E496CE3A1353E1CA4306598589E19802522C - IMPHASH=0479F44DF47CFA2EF1CCC4416A538663 condition: 1 of selection_* falsepositives: - Unlikely level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects LOLBINs and applications that should not legitimately drop script files to disk. This may indicate malware stagi. Logsource: windows / file_event. Rule: title: Legitimate Application Dropped Script id: 7d604714-e071-49ff-8726-edeb95a70679 status: test description: 'Detects LOLBINs and applications that should not legitimately drop script files to disk. This may indicate malware staging or abuse of a trusted binary for script-based code execution. ' references: - https://github.com/Neo23x0/sysmon-config/blob/3f808d9c022c507aae21a9346afba4a59dd533b9/sysmonconfig-export-block.xml#L1326 - https://dmpdump.github.io/posts/TelegramRat/ - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a0d5b30578acd1df9139e7a8a4bfc659dc2cf48f4dc0c5804b70890adeb9fa21/behavior author: frack113, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2022-08-21 modified: 2026-05-11 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1218 logsource: product: windows category: file_event detection: selection: Image|endswith: - \eqnedt32.exe - \wordpad.exe - \wordview.exe - \certutil.exe - \certoc.exe - \CertReq.exe - \Desktopimgdownldr.exe - \esentutl.exe - \mshta.exe - \AcroRd32.exe - \RdrCEF.exe - \hh.exe - \finger.exe TargetFilename|endswith: - .bat - .chm - .csproj - .hta - .js - .jse - .proj - .ps1 - .py - .scf - .vbe - .vbs - .wsf - .wsh filter_main_mshta: Image|endswith: \mshta.exe TargetFilename|endswith: .hta condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_legitimate_app_dropping_script/info.yml