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SEKOIA_Tool_Sharphoundexecutable_Strings
Detects the SharpHound tool
- Author
- Sekoia.io
- Date
- 2022-08-11
- Modified
- 2024-12-19
- Score / Quality
- 75 / 80
What this rule detects
Detects the SharpHound tool
Targets: Windows PE.
It defines 6 patterns (6 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).
Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.
Rule source
tool-sharphoundexecutable-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Sharphoundexecutable_Strings : FILE
{
meta:
= "Detects the SharpHound tool"
= "Sekoia.io"
= "2cf8046e-5b4d-4ff7-b4b2-7aaeaf58883b"
= "2022-08-11"
= "2024-12-19"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_sharphoundexecutable_strings.yar#L1-L21"
= "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
= "1b28a2b9dd594f344a1a2a74fd9b30527a66dabb451b21afca40a0e6ec8d3553"
= 75
= 80
= "FILE"
= "1.0"
= "TLP:CLEAR"
strings:
$ = "BloodHoundLoopResults.zip" wide
$ = "[-] Removed PSRemote Collection" wide
$ = "Initializing SharpHound at {time} on {date}" wide
$ = "[SearchForest] Cross-domain enumeration may result in reduced data quality" wide
$ = "SharpHound Enumeration Completed at {Time} on {Date}! Happy Graphing!" wide
$ = "Consumer task on thread {id} completed" wide
condition:
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 3 of them
}
Strings (6 patterns)
| Identifier | Type | Value | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | text | "BloodHoundLoopResults.zip" | wide |
| $ | text | "[-] Removed PSRemote Collection" | wide |
| $ | text | "Initializing SharpHound at {time} on {date}" | wide |
| $ | text | "[SearchForest] Cross-domain enumeration may result in reduced data quality" | wide |
| $ | text | "SharpHound Enumeration Completed at {Time} on {Date}! Happy Graphing!" | wide |
| $ | text | "Consumer task on thread {id} completed" | wide |
Condition
uint16be( 0 ) == 0x4d5a and 3 of themIn plain words (Heuristic)
- The file must start with “MZ” — a Windows executable (PE).
- At least 3 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: 2cf8046e-5b4d-4ff7-b4b2-7aaeaf58883b
Metadata
| version | 1.0 |
|---|---|
| classification | TLP:CLEAR |
Tags:FILE
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