Sigma rule: HackTool - SharpLDAPmonitor Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-373b9dc2ed7c, updated 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - SharpLDAPmonitor Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-12-30
Modified
2023-02-14
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_sharp_ldap_monitor.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of the SharpLDAPmonitor. Which can monitor the creation, deletion and changes to LDAP objects.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\SharpLDAPmonitor.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'SharpLDAPmonitor.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '/user:'
        - '/pass:'
        - '/dcip:'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery

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_sharp_ldap_monitor.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - SharpLDAPmonitor Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_sharp_ldap_monitor.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 - SharpLDAPmonitor Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-373b9dc2ed7c, updated 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9f8fc146-1d1a-4dbf-b8fd-dfae15e08541 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9f8fc146-1d1a-4dbf-b8fd-dfae15e08541, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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