ProcessHacker Privilege Elevation

calendar Oct 23, 2025 · attack.persistence attack.execution attack.privilege-escalation attack.t1543.003 attack.t1569.002  ·
Share on: linkedin copy

Detects a ProcessHacker tool that elevated privileges to a very high level

Sigma rule (View on GitHub)

 1title: ProcessHacker Privilege Elevation
 2id: c4ff1eac-84ad-44dd-a6fb-d56a92fc43a9
 3status: test
 4description: Detects a ProcessHacker tool that elevated privileges to a very high level
 5references:
 6    - https://twitter.com/1kwpeter/status/1397816101455765504
 7author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
 8date: 2021-05-27
 9modified: 2022-12-25
10tags:
11    - attack.persistence
12    - attack.execution
13    - attack.privilege-escalation
14    - attack.t1543.003
15    - attack.t1569.002
16logsource:
17    product: windows
18    service: system
19detection:
20    selection:
21        Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
22        EventID: 7045
23        ServiceName|startswith: 'ProcessHacker'
24        AccountName: 'LocalSystem'
25    condition: selection
26falsepositives:
27    - Unlikely
28level: high

References

  • Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot. Some privacy related extensions may cause issues on x.com. Please disable them and try again.


    Read More

Related rules

to-top