Sigma rule: HackTool - CrackMapExec Process Patterns

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f91621fc1ec1, updated 2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - CrackMapExec Process Patterns
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-03-12
Modified
2023-02-13
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_crackmapexec_patterns.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects suspicious process patterns found in logs when CrackMapExec is used

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_lsass_dump1:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'tasklist /fi '
        - 'Imagename eq lsass.exe'
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'cmd.exe /c '
        - 'cmd.exe /r '
        - 'cmd.exe /k '
        - 'cmd /c '
        - 'cmd /r '
        - 'cmd /k '
    User|contains: # covers many language settings
        - 'AUTHORI'
        - 'AUTORI'
selection_lsass_dump2:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'do rundll32.exe C:\windows\System32\comsvcs.dll, MiniDump'
        - '\Windows\Temp\'
        - ' full'
        - '%%B'
selection_procdump:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'tasklist /v /fo csv'
        - 'findstr /i "lsass"'
condition: 1 of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

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_crackmapexec_patterns.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - CrackMapExec Process Patterns" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_crackmapexec_patterns.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 - CrackMapExec Process Patterns",
entity page, dataset version ref-f91621fc1ec1, updated 2023-02-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f26307d8-14cd-47e3-a26b-4b4769f24af6 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f26307d8-14cd-47e3-a26b-4b4769f24af6, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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