Sigma rule: HackTool - SharpChisel Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5ac29d609348, updated 2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - SharpChisel Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-09-05
Modified
2023-02-13
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_sharp_chisel.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects usage of the Sharp Chisel via the commandline arguments

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\SharpChisel.exe'
    - Product: 'SharpChisel'
# See rule 8b0e12da-d3c3-49db-bb4f-256703f380e5 for Chisel.exe coverage
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1090.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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_sharp_chisel.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - SharpChisel Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_sharp_chisel.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 - SharpChisel Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-5ac29d609348, updated 2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/cf93e05e-d798-4d9e-b522-b0248dc61eaf (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule cf93e05e-d798-4d9e-b522-b0248dc61eaf, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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