Sigma rule: Successful Overpass the Hash Attempt

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-fe6ca39060a8, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Successful Overpass the Hash Attempt
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Roberto Rodriguez (source), Dominik Schaudel (rule)
Date
2018-02-12
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/account_management/win_security_overpass_the_hash.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects successful logon with logon type 9 (NewCredentials) which matches the Overpass the Hash behavior of e.g Mimikatz's sekurlsa::pth module.

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4624
    LogonType: 9
    LogonProcessName: seclogo
    AuthenticationPackageName: Negotiate
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Runas command-line tool using /netonly parameter

Tags

  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.s0002
  • attack.t1550.002

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/builtin/security/account_management/win_security_overpass_the_hash.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Successful Overpass the Hash Attempt" by Roberto Rodriguez (source), Dominik Schaudel (rule) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/account_management/win_security_overpass_the_hash.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: Successful Overpass the Hash Attempt",
entity page, dataset version ref-fe6ca39060a8, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/192a0330-c20b-4356-90b6-7b7049ae0b87 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 192a0330-c20b-4356-90b6-7b7049ae0b87, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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