Sigma rule: HackTool - GMER Rootkit Detector and Remover Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-3ddd9ece81c8, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - GMER Rootkit Detector and Remover Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-10-05
Modified
2024-11-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_gmer.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution GMER tool based on image and hash fields.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    Image|endswith: '\gmer.exe'
selection_sysmon_hash:
    Hashes|contains:
        - 'MD5=E9DC058440D321AA17D0600B3CA0AB04'
        - 'SHA1=539C228B6B332F5AA523E5CE358C16647D8BBE57'
        - 'SHA256=E8A3E804A96C716A3E9B69195DB6FFB0D33E2433AF871E4D4E1EAB3097237173'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.stealth

References

  • http://www.gmer.net/

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_gmer.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - GMER Rootkit Detector and Remover Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_gmer.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 - GMER Rootkit Detector and Remover Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-3ddd9ece81c8, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9082ff1f-88ab-4678-a3cc-5bcff99fc74d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9082ff1f-88ab-4678-a3cc-5bcff99fc74d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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