Sigma rule: HackTool - LittleCorporal Generated Maldoc Injection

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-3bd70fe255a5, updated 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - LittleCorporal Generated Maldoc Injection
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-08-09
Modified
2023-11-28
File
rules/windows/process_access/proc_access_win_hktl_littlecorporal_generated_maldoc.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the process injection of a LittleCorporal generated Maldoc.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_access

Detection

selection:
    SourceImage|endswith: '\winword.exe'
    CallTrace|contains|all:
        - ':\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.'
        - 'UNKNOWN'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1204.002
  • attack.t1055.003

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/process_access/proc_access_win_hktl_littlecorporal_generated_maldoc.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - LittleCorporal Generated Maldoc Injection" by Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_access/proc_access_win_hktl_littlecorporal_generated_maldoc.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 - LittleCorporal Generated Maldoc Injection",
entity page, dataset version ref-3bd70fe255a5, updated 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7bdde3bf-2a42-4c39-aa31-a92b3e17afac (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7bdde3bf-2a42-4c39-aa31-a92b3e17afac, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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