Sigma rule: Remote Thread Created In KeePass.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8203db54afac, updated 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Remote Thread Created In KeePass.EXE
Status: test
Level: high
Author: Timon Hackenjos
Date: 2022-04-22
Modified: 2023-05-05
File: rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_keepass.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects remote thread creation in "KeePass.exe" which could indicates potential password dumping activity

Log source

product: windows
category: create_remote_thread

Detection

selection:
    TargetImage|endswith: '\KeePass.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1555.005

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_keepass.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Remote Thread Created In KeePass.EXE" by Timon Hackenjos (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_keepass.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: Remote Thread Created In KeePass.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-8203db54afac, updated 2023-05-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/77564cc2-7382-438b-a7f6-395c2ae53b9a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 77564cc2-7382-438b-a7f6-395c2ae53b9a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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