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SEKOIA_Hacktool_Win_Processhacker
Detect ProcessHacker hacktool
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-09-09
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detect ProcessHacker hacktool
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 3 patterns (3 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
hacktool-win-processhacker.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Hacktool_Win_Processhacker : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detect ProcessHacker hacktool"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "1dffe8c9-2ab7-4265-965e-8673b80f17d5"
= "2022-09-09"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/hacktool_win_processhacker.yar#L1-L17"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "cfcfaa7f3afc8b82ce0188d9ead63746a7effd40acb6ad504f8d70a45d8476d5"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$str0 = "Unable to uninstall KProcessHacker" wide
$str1 = "Process Hacker's settings file is corrupt. Do you want to reset it?" wide
$str2 = "Process Hacker uses the following components:" wide
condition:
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and all of them
}
Strings (3 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $str0 | text | "Unable to uninstall KProcessHacker" | wide |
| $str1 | text | "Process Hacker's settings file is corrupt. Do you want to reset it?" | wide |
| $str2 | text | "Process Hacker uses the following components:" | wide |
Condition
uint16( 0 ) == 0x5A4D and all of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- All patterns in the rule must match.
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References
Licence & attribution
Author: Sekoia.io
Source repository: SEKOIA.IO Community @ a438a5901a
Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)
Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.
Rule id: 1dffe8c9-2ab7-4265-965e-8673b80f17d5
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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