Sigma rule: HackTool - SafetyKatz Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-55fa075a0980, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - SafetyKatz Execution
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-10-20
Modified
2023-02-04
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_safetykatz.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of the hacktool SafetyKatz via PE information and default Image name

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\SafetyKatz.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'SafetyKatz.exe'
    - Description: 'SafetyKatz'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1003.001

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_safetykatz.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - SafetyKatz Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_safetykatz.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 - SafetyKatz Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-55fa075a0980, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b1876533-4ed5-4a83-90f3-b8645840a413 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b1876533-4ed5-4a83-90f3-b8645840a413, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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