Sigma rule: HackTool - LocalPotato Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-06a326b6a7a0, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - LocalPotato Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-02-14
Modified
2024-11-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_localpotato.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of the LocalPotato POC based on basic PE metadata information and default CLI examples

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    Image|endswith: '\LocalPotato.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '.exe -i C:\'
        - '-o Windows\'
selection_hash_plain:
    Hashes|contains:
        - 'IMPHASH=E1742EE971D6549E8D4D81115F88F1FC'
        - 'IMPHASH=DD82066EFBA94D7556EF582F247C8BB5'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • cve.2023-21746
  • attack.stealth

CVEs 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_localpotato.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - LocalPotato Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_localpotato.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 - LocalPotato Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-06a326b6a7a0, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/6bd75993-9888-4f91-9404-e1e4e4e34b77 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 6bd75993-9888-4f91-9404-e1e4e4e34b77, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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