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Active Rule
Verclsid.exe Runs COM Object
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
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Conversion Output
Verclsid.exe Runs COM Object
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Verclsid.exe Runs COM Object
id: d06be4b9-8045-428b-a567-740a26d9db25
status: test
description: Detects when verclsid.exe is used to run COM object via GUID
references:
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Verclsid/
- https://gist.github.com/NickTyrer/0598b60112eaafe6d07789f7964290d5
- https://bohops.com/2018/08/18/abusing-the-com-registry-structure-part-2-loading-techniques-for-evasion-and-persistence/
author: Victor Sergeev, oscd.community
date: 2020-10-09
modified: 2025-10-07
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.t1218
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
- Image|endswith: '\verclsid.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'verclsid.exe'
selection_cli:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '/S'
- '/C'
filter_main_runtimebroker:
ParentImage|endswith: 'C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe'
CommandLine|contains|all:
- 'verclsid.exe" /S /C {'
- '} /I {'
condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_verclsid_runs_com.yml