CriticalSigmaHQ Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Hacktool Execution - Imphash

Detects the execution of different Windows based hacktools via their import hash (imphash) even if the files have been renamed

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Linux macOS PRE Windows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
Log source product: windows
Log source category: process_creation

Known benign triggers

Legitimate use of one of these tools

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Detection rules

Hacktool Execution - Imphash

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Known benign triggers

MITRE ATT&CK mappings

From the source

Licence

Authorship

Detection rules