Sigma rule: HackTool - WinRM Access Via Evil-WinRM

Rule

Title

HackTool - WinRM Access Via Evil-WinRM

Status

test

Level

medium

Author

frack113

Date

2022-01-07

Modified

2023-02-13

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_evil_winrm.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Adversaries may use Valid Accounts to log into a computer using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). The adversary may then perform actions as the logged-on user.

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\ruby.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '-i '
        - '-u '
        - '-p '
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

• attack.lateral-movement
• attack.t1021.006

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1021.006

References

• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1021.006/T1021.006.md#atomic-test-3---winrm-access-with-evil-winrm
• https://github.com/Hackplayers/evil-winrm

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_evil_winrm.yml