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Active Rule
FTP Connection Open Attempt Via Winscp CLI
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
FTP Connection Open Attempt Via Winscp CLI
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: FTP Connection Open Attempt Via Winscp CLI
id: c1477deb-37cf-4439-9ffb-44499acb89d0
status: experimental
description: Detects the execution of Winscp with the "-command" and the "open" flags in order to open an FTP connection. Akira ransomware was seen using this technique in order to exfiltrate data.
references:
- https://blogs.blackberry.com/en/2024/07/akira-ransomware-targets-the-latam-airline-industry
author: frack113
date: 2025-10-12
tags:
- attack.exfiltration
- attack.t1048
- detection.threat-hunting
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\WinSCP.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'winscp.exe'
selection_cmd:
CommandLine|contains|windash: '-command'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'open '
- 'ftp://' # cover ftp and sftp
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules-threat-hunting/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_winscp_command_open_ftp.yml