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HackTool - SecurityXploded Execution — Sigma Rule

Sigma rule 7679d464-4f74-45e2-9e01-ac66c5eb041a. HackTool - SecurityXploded Execution — Sigma Rule. Detects the execution of SecurityXploded Tools

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Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems). Source status: stable; severity: critical. Source dates: 2018-12-19 / 2023-02-04.

{
  "category": "process_creation",
  "product": "windows"
}

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Source SHA-256: 616cfbda2691a7e23d534547f4c28468607aa8accd4378130646732808f1054b

Detection logic

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title: HackTool - SecurityXploded Execution
id: 7679d464-4f74-45e2-9e01-ac66c5eb041a
status: stable
description: Detects the execution of SecurityXploded Tools
references:
    - https://securityxploded.com/
    - https://web.archive.org/web/20200601000524/https://cyberx-labs.com/blog/gangnam-industrial-style-apt-campaign-targets-korean-industrial-companies/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2018-12-19
modified: 2023-02-04
tags:
    - attack.credential-access
    - attack.t1555
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - Company: SecurityXploded
        - Image|endswith: 'PasswordDump.exe'
        - OriginalFileName|endswith: 'PasswordDump.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unlikely
level: critical

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False positives

  • Unlikely

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