Sigma rule: HackTool - PurpleSharp Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6990c2aa9f6e, updated 2023-02-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
HackTool - PurpleSharp Execution
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-06-18
Modified
2023-02-05
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_purplesharp_indicators.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of the PurpleSharp adversary simulation tool

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|contains: '\purplesharp'
    - OriginalFileName: 'PurpleSharp.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'xyz123456.exe'
        - 'PurpleSharp'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.t1587
  • attack.resource-development

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_purplesharp_indicators.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "HackTool - PurpleSharp Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_purplesharp_indicators.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 - PurpleSharp Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-6990c2aa9f6e, updated 2023-02-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ff23ffbc-3378-435e-992f-0624dcf93ab4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ff23ffbc-3378-435e-992f-0624dcf93ab4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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