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HackTool - Hashcat Password Cracker Execution
Execute Hashcat.exe with provided SAM file from registry of Windows and Password list to crack against
Known false positives
- Tools that use similar command line flags and values
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Credential Access |
Telemetry coverage
| Provider | Record / event type |
|---|---|
| Sysmon | Event ID 1: Process creation |
| Security-Auditing | Event ID 4688: A new process has been created. |
Rule body
title: HackTool - Hashcat Password Cracker Execution
id: 39b31e81-5f5f-4898-9c0e-2160cfc0f9bf
status: test
description: Execute Hashcat.exe with provided SAM file from registry of Windows and Password list to crack against
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1110.002/T1110.002.md#atomic-test-1---password-cracking-with-hashcat
- https://hashcat.net/wiki/doku.php?id=hashcat
author: frack113
date: 2021-12-27
modified: 2023-02-04
tags:
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1110.002
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
Image|endswith: '\hashcat.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '-a '
- '-m 1000 '
- '-r '
condition: 1 of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Tools that use similar command line flags and values
level: high
Stages and Predicates
Stage 0: condition
1 of selection_*Stage 1: selection_img
selection_img:
Image|endswith: '\hashcat.exe'
Stage 2: selection_cli
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '-a '
- '-m 1000 '
- '-r '
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
CommandLine | match |
| field:"CommandLine" kind:match |
Image | ends_with |
| field:"Image" kind:ends_with value:"\hashcat.exe" |