Sigma rule: HackTool - Inveigh Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-de36e1de5185, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - Inveigh Execution
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-10-24
Modified
2023-02-04
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_inveigh.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of Inveigh a cross-platform .NET IPv4/IPv6 machine-in-the-middle tool

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\Inveigh.exe'
    - OriginalFileName:
          - '\Inveigh.exe'
          - '\Inveigh.dll'
    - Description: 'Inveigh'
    - CommandLine|contains:
          - ' -SpooferIP'
          - ' -ReplyToIPs '
          - ' -ReplyToDomains '
          - ' -ReplyToMACs '
          - ' -SnifferIP'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Very 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_inveigh.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - Inveigh Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_inveigh.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 - Inveigh Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-de36e1de5185, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b99a1518-1ad5-4f65-bc95-1ffff97a8fd0 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b99a1518-1ad5-4f65-bc95-1ffff97a8fd0, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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