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SEKOIA_Tool_Sharphoundpowershell_Strings

Detects SharpHound Powershell

Hack toolSEKOIA.IO CommunityDetection Rule License 1.1Compiles with YARA-X
Author
Sekoia.io
Date
2022-08-11
Modified
2024-12-19
Score / Quality
75 / 80

What this rule detects

Detects SharpHound Powershell

It defines 6 patterns (6 text, 0 hex, 0 regex).

Summary generated from the rule's metadata and condition.

Rule source

tool-sharphoundpowershell-strings.yarDetection Rule License 1.1
rule SEKOIA_Tool_Sharphoundpowershell_Strings : FILE
{
	meta:
		description = "Detects SharpHound Powershell"
		author = "Sekoia.io"
		id = "f27a0bdc-1a8c-43f9-843c-6c8506726f37"
		date = "2022-08-11"
		modified = "2024-12-19"
		reference = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community"
		source_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/yara_rules/tool_sharphoundpowershell_strings.yar#L1-L20"
		license_url = "https://github.com/SEKOIA-IO/Community/blob/a438a5901a211c2abdf75da9c93921ef187473d1/LICENSE.md"
		logic_hash = "29756acb0afd8aabac170ca8288f1dcffcb2e601c9bdba1cc7a30b8b415661f6"
		score = 75
		quality = 80
		tags = "FILE"
		version = "1.0"
		classification = "TLP:CLEAR"

	strings:
		$ = "function Invoke-BloodHound"
		$ = "$vars.Add($RealDNSName)"
		$ = "$vars.Add($Jitter)"
		$ = "CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding = $false)"
		$ = ").Invoke($Null, @(,$passed))"
		$ = "$EncodedCompressedFile ="

	condition:
		filesize < 2MB and 4 of them
}

Strings (6 patterns)

IdentifierTypeValueModifiers
$text"function Invoke-BloodHound"
$text"$vars.Add($RealDNSName)"
$text"$vars.Add($Jitter)"
$text"CmdletBinding(PositionalBinding = $false)"
$text").Invoke($Null, @(,$passed))"
$text"$EncodedCompressedFile ="

Condition

filesize < 2MB and 4 of them

In plain words (Heuristic)

  • The file must be smaller than 2MB (a cheap guard that skips large files).
  • At least 4 patterns in the rule must match.

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Licence & attribution

Author: Sekoia.io

Source repository: SEKOIA.IO Community @ a438a5901a

Licence: Detection Rule License 1.1 (repository licence)

Original rule

Mirrored via YARA Forge 20260927, which prefixes rule names with the source and adds normalised meta fields.

Rule id: f27a0bdc-1a8c-43f9-843c-6c8506726f37

Metadata

version1.0
classificationTLP:CLEAR

Tags:FILE