Detectionmediumtest
PUA - Process Hacker Execution
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.
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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Oct 10Updated Sat Nov 23811e0002-b13b-4a15-9d00-a613fce66e42windows
Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation
Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
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: selectionFalse Positives
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
MITRE ATT&CK
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
811e0002-b13b-4a15-9d00-a613fce66e42
Status
test
Level
medium
Type
Detection
Created
Mon Oct 10
Modified
Sat Nov 23
Path
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_process_hacker.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.discoveryattack.persistenceattack.privilege-escalationattack.t1622attack.t1564attack.t1543