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WinRAR Execution in Non-Standard Folder
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WinRAR Execution in Non-Standard Folder
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: WinRAR Execution in Non-Standard Folder
id: 4ede543c-e098-43d9-a28f-dd784a13132f
status: test
description: Detects a suspicious WinRAR execution in a folder which is not the default installation folder
references:
- https://twitter.com/cyb3rops/status/1460978167628406785
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tigzy
date: 2021-11-17
modified: 2025-07-16
tags:
- attack.collection
- attack.t1560.001
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection:
- Image|endswith:
- '\rar.exe'
- '\winrar.exe'
- Description:
- 'Command line RAR'
- 'WinRAR'
filter_main_unrar:
# Note: we filter unrar as it has the same description as the other utilities, and we're only interested in compression
Image|endswith: '\UnRAR.exe'
filter_main_path:
Image|contains:
- ':\Program Files (x86)\WinRAR\'
- ':\Program Files\WinRAR\'
filter_optional_temp:
# Note: in some occasion installers were seen dropping "rar" in TEMP
Image|contains: ':\Windows\Temp\'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_* and not 1 of filter_optional_*
falsepositives:
- Legitimate use of WinRAR in a folder of a software that bundles WinRAR
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_winrar_uncommon_folder_execution.yml