HackTool - Hashcat Password Cracker Execution
Execute Hashcat.exe with provided SAM file from registry of Windows and Password list to crack against
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- Identity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- windows
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Tools that use similar command line flags and values
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1110.002/T1110.002.md#atomic-test-1---password-cracking-with-hashcat | Only this detection cites it |
| hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=hashcat | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 39b31e81-5f5f-4898-9c0e-2160cfc0f9bf
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.credential-access
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Sep 4, 2026
- Version
- 2