Sigma rule: Vulnerable HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver Load

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6dd6655980a3, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Vulnerable HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver Load
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-08-18
Modified
2024-11-23
File
rules/windows/driver_load/driver_load_win_vuln_hevd_driver.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the load of HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver which is an intentionally vulnerable Windows driver developed for security enthusiasts to learn and polish their exploitation skills at Kernel level and often abused by threat actors

Log source

product
windows
category
driver_load

Detection

selection:
    - ImageLoaded|endswith: '\HEVD.sys'
    - Hashes|contains:
          - 'IMPHASH=f26d0b110873a1c7d8c4f08fbeab89c5' # Version 3.0
          - 'IMPHASH=c46ea2e651fd5f7f716c8867c6d13594' # Version 3.0
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1543.003

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/driver_load/driver_load_win_vuln_hevd_driver.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Vulnerable HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver Load" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/driver_load/driver_load_win_vuln_hevd_driver.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: Vulnerable HackSys Extreme Vulnerable Driver Load",
entity page, dataset version ref-6dd6655980a3, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/295c9289-acee-4503-a571-8eacaef36b28 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 295c9289-acee-4503-a571-8eacaef36b28, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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