Rule Library

Sigma Rules

1,398 rules found

3,707Total
3,116Detection
451Emerging
137Hunting
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Response File Execution Via Odbcconf.EXE

Detects execution of "odbcconf" with the "-f" flag in order to load a response file with a non-".rsp" extension.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218.008 · Odbcconf
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon May 22windows
Detectionmediumtest

Uncommon Child Process Spawned By Odbcconf.EXE

Detects an uncommon child process of "odbcconf.exe" binary which normally shouldn't have any child processes.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218.008 · Odbcconf
Harjot SinghMon May 22windows
Detectionhightest

Potential Arbitrary File Download Using Office Application

Detects potential arbitrary file download using a Microsoft Office application

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1202 · Indirect Command Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+2Tue May 17windows
Detectionhightest

Potential Excel.EXE DCOM Lateral Movement Via ActivateMicrosoftApp

Detects suspicious child processes of Excel which could be an indicator of lateral movement leveraging the "ActivateMicrosoftApp" Excel DCOM object.

WindowsProcess Creation
T1021.003 · Distributed Component Object ModelTA0008 · Lateral Movement
Aaron StrattonMon Nov 13windows
Detectionhightest

Potentially Suspicious Office Document Executed From Trusted Location

Detects the execution of an Office application that points to a document that is located in a trusted location. Attackers often used this to avoid macro security and execute their malicious code.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1202 · Indirect Command Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Jun 21windows
Detectionhightest

OneNote.EXE Execution of Malicious Embedded Scripts

Detects the execution of malicious OneNote documents that contain embedded scripts. When a user clicks on a OneNote attachment and then on the malicious link inside the ".one" file, it exports and executes the malicious embedded script from specific directories.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218.001 · Compiled HTML File
kostastsaleThu Feb 02windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Microsoft OneNote Child Process

Detects suspicious child processes of the Microsoft OneNote application. This may indicate an attempt to execute malicious embedded objects from a .one file.

WindowsProcess Creation
T1566 · PhishingT1566.001 · Spearphishing AttachmentTA0001 · Initial Access
Tim Rauch+2Fri Oct 21windows
Detectionhightest

Outlook EnableUnsafeClientMailRules Setting Enabled

Detects an attacker trying to enable the outlook security setting "EnableUnsafeClientMailRules" which allows outlook to run applications or execute macros

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1059 · Command and Scripting InterpreterT1202 · Indirect Command Execution
Markus Neis+1Thu Dec 27windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Execution From Outlook Temporary Folder

Detects a suspicious program execution in Outlook temp folder

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0001 · Initial AccessT1566.001 · Spearphishing Attachment
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue Oct 01windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Outlook Child Process

Detects a suspicious process spawning from an Outlook process.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1204.002 · Malicious File
Michael Haag+4Mon Feb 28windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Remote Child Process From Outlook

Detects a suspicious child process spawning from Outlook where the image is located in a remote location (SMB/WebDav shares).

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1059 · Command and Scripting InterpreterT1202 · Indirect Command Execution
Markus Neis+1Thu Dec 27windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Binary In User Directory Spawned From Office Application

Detects an executable in the users directory started from one of the Microsoft Office suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio)

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1204.002 · Malicious FileG0046 · G00462013-05-002 · CAR 2013-05-002
Jason LynchTue Apr 02windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Microsoft Office Child Process

Detects a suspicious process spawning from one of the Microsoft Office suite products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Visio, etc.)

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0002 · ExecutionT1047 · Windows Management InstrumentationT1204.002 · Malicious File+1
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+7Fri Apr 06windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Arbitrary DLL Load Using Winword

Detects potential DLL sideloading using the Microsoft Office winword process via the '/l' flag.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1202 · Indirect Command Execution
Victor Sergeev+1Fri Oct 09windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Mpclient.DLL Sideloading Via OfflineScannerShell.EXE Execution

Detects execution of Windows Defender "OfflineScannerShell.exe" from its non standard directory. The "OfflineScannerShell.exe" binary is vulnerable to DLL side loading and will load any DLL named "mpclient.dll" from the current working directory.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution
François HubautSun Mar 06windows
Detectionmediumtest

PDQ Deploy Remote Adminstartion Tool Execution

Detect use of PDQ Deploy remote admin tool

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0008 · Lateral MovementT1072 · Software Deployment Tools
François HubautSat Oct 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potentially Suspicious Execution Of PDQDeployRunner

Detects suspicious execution of "PDQDeployRunner" which is part of the PDQDeploy service stack that is responsible for executing commands and packages on a remote machines

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Jul 22windows
Detectionmediumtest

Perl Inline Command Execution

Detects execution of perl using the "-e"/"-E" flags. This is could be used as a way to launch a reverse shell or execute live perl code.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Jan 02windows
Detectionmediumtest

Php Inline Command Execution

Detects execution of php using the "-r" flag. This is could be used as a way to launch a reverse shell or execute live php code.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Jan 02windows
Detectionhightest

Ping Hex IP

Detects a ping command that uses a hex encoded IP address

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1140 · Deobfuscate/Decode Files or InformationT1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Mar 23windows
Detectionmediumtest

PktMon.EXE Execution

Detects execution of PktMon, a tool that captures network packets.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryTA0006 · Credential AccessT1040 · Network Sniffing
François HubautThu Mar 17windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Plink Port Forwarding

Detects suspicious Plink tunnel port forwarding to a local port

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1572 · Protocol TunnelingTA0008 · Lateral MovementT1021.001 · Remote Desktop Protocol
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue Jan 19windows
Detectionhightest

Potential RDP Tunneling Via Plink

Execution of plink to perform data exfiltration and tunneling

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1572 · Protocol Tunneling
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Aug 04windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Powercfg Execution To Change Lock Screen Timeout

Detects suspicious execution of 'Powercfg.exe' to change lock screen timeout

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense Evasion
François HubautFri Nov 18windows
Detectionhightest

AADInternals PowerShell Cmdlets Execution - ProccessCreation

Detects ADDInternals Cmdlet execution. A tool for administering Azure AD and Office 365. Which can be abused by threat actors to attack Azure AD or Office 365.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0006 · Credential Access+1
Austin Songer+2Fri Dec 23windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Active Directory Enumeration Using AD Module - ProcCreation

Detects usage of the "Import-Module" cmdlet to load the "Microsoft.ActiveDirectory.Management.dl" DLL. Which is often used by attackers to perform AD enumeration.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0040 · Impact
François HubautSun Jan 22windows
Detectionmediumtest

Add Windows Capability Via PowerShell Cmdlet

Detects usage of the "Add-WindowsCapability" cmdlet to add Windows capabilities. Notable capabilities could be "OpenSSH" and others.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sun Jan 22windows
Detectionhightest

Potential AMSI Bypass Via .NET Reflection

Detects Request to "amsiInitFailed" that can be used to disable AMSI Scanning

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1562.001 · Disable or Modify Tools
Markus NeisFri Aug 17windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential AMSI Bypass Using NULL Bits

Detects usage of special strings/null bits in order to potentially bypass AMSI functionalities

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1562.001 · Disable or Modify Tools
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Jan 04windows
Detectionmediumtest

Audio Capture via PowerShell

Detects audio capture via PowerShell Cmdlet.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0009 · CollectionT1123 · Audio Capture
E.M. Anhaus (originally from Atomic Blue Detections+3Thu Oct 24windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Encoded PowerShell Command Line

Detects suspicious powershell process starts with base64 encoded commands (e.g. Emotet)

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+5Mon Sep 03windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious PowerShell Encoded Command Patterns

Detects PowerShell command line patterns in combincation with encoded commands that often appear in malware infection chains

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue May 24windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Obfuscated PowerShell Code

Detects suspicious UTF16 and base64 encoded and often obfuscated PowerShell code often used in command lines

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense Evasion
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Jul 11windows
Detectionhightest

PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet

Detects usage of a base64 encoded "FromBase64String" cmdlet in a process command line

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1140 · Deobfuscate/Decode Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Aug 24windows
Detectionhightest

Malicious Base64 Encoded PowerShell Keywords in Command Lines

Detects base64 encoded strings used in hidden malicious PowerShell command lines

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
John LambertWed Jan 16windows
Detectionhightest

PowerShell Base64 Encoded IEX Cmdlet

Detects usage of a base64 encoded "IEX" cmdlet in a process command line

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Aug 23windows
Detectionhightest

PowerShell Base64 Encoded Invoke Keyword

Detects UTF-8 and UTF-16 Base64 encoded powershell 'Invoke-' calls

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShellTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information
Martin Mueller+1Fri May 20windows
Detectionhightest

Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet

Detects base64 encoded "MpPreference" PowerShell cmdlet code that tries to modifies or tamper with Windows Defender AV

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1562.001 · Disable or Modify Tools
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Mar 04windows
Detectionhightest

PowerShell Base64 Encoded Reflective Assembly Load

Detects base64 encoded .NET reflective loading of Assembly

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShellTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information+1
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Mar 01windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Encoded And Obfuscated Reflection Assembly Load Function Call

Detects suspicious base64 encoded and obfuscated "LOAD" keyword used in .NET "reflection.assembly"

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1059.001 · PowerShellT1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information
Martin MuellerTue Mar 01windows
Detectionhightest

PowerShell Base64 Encoded WMI Classes

Detects calls to base64 encoded WMI class such as "Win32_ShadowCopy", "Win32_ScheduledJob", etc.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShellTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or Information
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)+1Mon Jan 30windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Process Execution Proxy Via CL_Invocation.ps1

Detects calls to "SyncInvoke" that is part of the "CL_Invocation.ps1" script to proxy execution using "System.Diagnostics.Process"

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1216 · System Script Proxy Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+2Wed Oct 14windows
Detectionmediumtest

Assembly Loading Via CL_LoadAssembly.ps1

Detects calls to "LoadAssemblyFromPath" or "LoadAssemblyFromNS" that are part of the "CL_LoadAssembly.ps1" script. This can be abused to load different assemblies and bypass App locker controls.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1216 · System Script Proxy Execution
François Hubaut+1Sat May 21windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Script Proxy Execution Via CL_Mutexverifiers.ps1

Detects the use of the Microsoft signed script "CL_mutexverifiers" to proxy the execution of additional PowerShell script commands

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1216 · System Script Proxy Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+3Sat May 21windows
Detectionmediumtest

ConvertTo-SecureString Cmdlet Usage Via CommandLine

Detects usage of the "ConvertTo-SecureString" cmdlet via the commandline. Which is fairly uncommon and could indicate potential suspicious activity

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Teymur Kheirkhabarov+3Sun Oct 11windows
Detectionhightest

Potential PowerShell Obfuscation Via Reversed Commands

Detects the presence of reversed PowerShell commands in the CommandLine. This is often used as a method of obfuscation by attackers

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Teymur Kheirkhabarov+3Sun Oct 11windows
Detectionhightest

Potential PowerShell Command Line Obfuscation

Detects the PowerShell command lines with special characters

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationT1059.001 · PowerShell
Teymur Kheirkhabarov+3Thu Oct 15windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Obfuscated PowerShell MSI Install via WindowsInstaller COM

Detects the execution of obfuscated PowerShell commands that attempt to install MSI packages via the Windows Installer COM object (`WindowsInstaller.Installer`). The technique involves manipulating strings to hide functionality, such as constructing class names using string insertion (e.g., 'indowsInstaller.Installer'.Insert(0,'W')) and correcting malformed URLs (e.g., converting 'htps://' to 'https://') at runtime. This behavior is commonly associated with malware loaders or droppers that aim to bypass static detection by hiding intent in runtime-generated strings and using legitimate tools for code execution. The use of `InstallProduct` and COM object creation, particularly combined with hidden window execution and suppressed UI, indicates an attempt to install software (likely malicious) without user interaction.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027.010 · Command ObfuscationT1218.007 · MsiexecTA0002 · Execution+1
Meroujan Antonyan (vx3r)Tue May 27windows