Sigma rule: HackTool - DInjector PowerShell Cradle Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7f6f6b5bd742, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - DInjector PowerShell Cradle Execution
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-12-07
Modified
2023-02-04
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_dinjector.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of the Dinject PowerShell cradle based on the specific flags

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - ' /am51'
        - ' /password'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1055

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_dinjector.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - DInjector PowerShell Cradle Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_dinjector.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 - DInjector PowerShell Cradle Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-7f6f6b5bd742, updated 2023-02-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d78b5d61-187d-44b6-bf02-93486a80de5a (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d78b5d61-187d-44b6-bf02-93486a80de5a, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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