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PUA - Process Hacker Execution

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PUA - Process Hacker Execution

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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2

title: PUA - Process Hacker Execution
id: 811e0002-b13b-4a15-9d00-a613fce66e42
related:
    - id: 5722dff1-4bdd-4949-86ab-fbaf707e767a
      type: similar
status: test
description: |
    Detects the execution of Process Hacker based on binary metadata information (Image, Hash, Imphash, etc).
    Process Hacker is a tool to view and manipulate processes, kernel options and other low level options.
    Threat actors abused older vulnerable versions to manipulate system processes.
references:
    - https://processhacker.sourceforge.io/
    - https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/falcon-overwatch-report-finds-increase-in-ecrime/
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-10-10
modified: 2024-11-23
tags:
    - attack.defense-evasion
    - attack.discovery
    - attack.persistence
    - attack.privilege-escalation
    - attack.t1622
    - attack.t1564
    - attack.t1543
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        - Image|contains: '\ProcessHacker_'
        - Image|endswith: '\ProcessHacker.exe'
        - OriginalFileName:
              - 'ProcessHacker.exe'
              - 'Process Hacker'
        - Description: 'Process Hacker'
        - Product: 'Process Hacker'
        - Hashes|contains:
              - 'MD5=68F9B52895F4D34E74112F3129B3B00D'
              - 'MD5=B365AF317AE730A67C936F21432B9C71'
              - 'SHA1=A0BDFAC3CE1880B32FF9B696458327CE352E3B1D'
              - 'SHA1=C5E2018BF7C0F314FED4FD7FE7E69FA2E648359E'
              - 'SHA256=D4A0FE56316A2C45B9BA9AC1005363309A3EDC7ACF9E4DF64D326A0FF273E80F'
              - 'SHA256=BD2C2CF0631D881ED382817AFCCE2B093F4E412FFB170A719E2762F250ABFEA4'
              - 'IMPHASH=3695333C60DEDECDCAFF1590409AA462'
              - 'IMPHASH=04DE0AD9C37EB7BD52043D2ECAC958DF'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - While sometimes 'Process Hacker is used by legitimate administrators, the execution of Process Hacker must be investigated and allowed on a case by case basis
level: medium

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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_process_hacker.yml