Sigma rule: HackTool - Quarks PwDump Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7a6c347f2ca0, updated 2023-02-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - Quarks PwDump Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-09-05
Modified
2023-02-05
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_quarks_pwdump.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects usage of the Quarks PwDump tool via commandline arguments

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    Image|endswith: '\QuarksPwDump.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine:
        - ' -dhl'
        - ' --dump-hash-local'
        - ' -dhdc'
        - ' --dump-hash-domain-cached'
        - ' --dump-bitlocker'
        - ' -dhd '
        - ' --dump-hash-domain '
        - '--ntds-file'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1003.002

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_quarks_pwdump.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - Quarks PwDump Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_quarks_pwdump.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: HackTool - Quarks PwDump Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-7a6c347f2ca0, updated 2023-02-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0685b176-c816-4837-8e7b-1216f346636b (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0685b176-c816-4837-8e7b-1216f346636b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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