Sigma rule: PktMon.EXE Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-edee2c9bfbf5, updated 2023-06-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PktMon.EXE Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-03-17
Modified
2023-06-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pktmon_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of PktMon, a tool that captures network packets.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\pktmon.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'PktMon.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1040

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_pktmon_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PktMon.EXE Execution" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pktmon_execution.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: PktMon.EXE Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-edee2c9bfbf5, updated 2023-06-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f956c7c1-0f60-4bc5-b7d7-b39ab3c08908 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f956c7c1-0f60-4bc5-b7d7-b39ab3c08908, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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