Sigma rule: HackTool - Hydra Password Bruteforce Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ac7b8a744e68, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - Hydra Password Bruteforce Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Vasiliy Burov
Date
2020-10-05
Modified
2023-02-04
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_hydra.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects command line parameters used by Hydra password guessing hack tool

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '-u '
        - '-p '
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '^USER^'
        - '^PASS^'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Software that uses the caret encased keywords PASS and USER in its command line

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1110
  • attack.t1110.001

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_hydra.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - Hydra Password Bruteforce Execution" by Vasiliy Burov (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_hydra.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 - Hydra Password Bruteforce Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-ac7b8a744e68, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/aaafa146-074c-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule aaafa146-074c-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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