Sigma rule: HackTool - Potential CobaltStrike Process Injection

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5f7d845a0277, updated 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - Potential CobaltStrike Process Injection
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Olaf Hartong, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Aleksey Potapov, oscd.community
Date
2018-11-30
Modified
2023-05-05
File
rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_hktl_cobaltstrike.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a potential remote threat creation with certain characteristics which are typical for Cobalt Strike beacons

Log source

product
windows
category
create_remote_thread

Detection

selection:
    StartAddress|endswith:
        - '0B80'
        - '0C7C'
        - '0C88'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1055.001

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/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_hktl_cobaltstrike.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - Potential CobaltStrike Process Injection" by Olaf Hartong, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Aleksey Potapov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_hktl_cobaltstrike.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 - Potential CobaltStrike Process Injection",
entity page, dataset version ref-5f7d845a0277, updated 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6309645e-122d-4c5b-bb2b-22e4f9c2fa42 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6309645e-122d-4c5b-bb2b-22e4f9c2fa42, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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