Sigma rule: HackTool - Stracciatella Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d3969ccc1612, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - Stracciatella Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
pH-T (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-04-17
Modified
2024-11-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_stracciatella_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects Stracciatella which executes a Powershell runspace from within C# (aka SharpPick technique) with AMSI, ETW and Script Block Logging disabled based on PE metadata characteristics.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\Stracciatella.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'Stracciatella.exe'
    - Description: 'Stracciatella'
    - Hashes|contains:
          - 'SHA256=9d25e61ec1527e2a69d7c2a4e3fe2fe15890710c198a66a9f25d99fdf6c7b956'
          - 'SHA256=fd16609bd9830c63b9413671678bb159b89c357d21942ddbb6b93add808d121a'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1059
  • attack.t1685

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_stracciatella_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - Stracciatella Execution" by pH-T (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_stracciatella_execution.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 - Stracciatella Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-d3969ccc1612, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7a4d9232-92fc-404d-8ce1-4c92e7caf539 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7a4d9232-92fc-404d-8ce1-4c92e7caf539, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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