Sigma rule: HackTool - Mimikatz Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f03ef95c2890, updated 2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - Mimikatz Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community, David ANDRE (additional keywords), Tim Shelton
Date
2019-10-22
Modified
2023-02-21
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_mimikatz_command_line.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detection well-known mimikatz command line arguments

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_tools_name:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'DumpCreds'
        - 'mimikatz'
selection_function_names: # To cover functions from modules that are not in module_names
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '::aadcookie' # misc module
        - '::detours' # misc module
        - '::memssp' # misc module
        - '::mflt' # misc module
        - '::ncroutemon' # misc module
        - '::ngcsign' # misc module
        - '::printnightmare' # misc module
        - '::skeleton' # misc module
        - '::preshutdown'  # service module
        - '::mstsc'  # ts module
        - '::multirdp'  # ts module
selection_module_names:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'rpc::'
        - 'token::'
        - 'crypto::'
        - 'dpapi::'
        - 'sekurlsa::'
        - 'kerberos::'
        - 'lsadump::'
        - 'privilege::'
        - 'process::'
        - 'vault::'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1003.001
  • attack.t1003.002
  • attack.t1003.004
  • attack.t1003.005
  • attack.t1003.006

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_mimikatz_command_line.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - Mimikatz Execution" by Teymur Kheirkhabarov, oscd.community, David ANDRE (additional keywords), Tim Shelton (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_mimikatz_command_line.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 - Mimikatz Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-f03ef95c2890, updated 2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a642964e-bead-4bed-8910-1bb4d63e3b4d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a642964e-bead-4bed-8910-1bb4d63e3b4d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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