Sigma Rules
921 rules found for "Microsoft"
Potential RDP Tunneling Via Plink
Execution of plink to perform data exfiltration and tunneling
Suspicious Powercfg Execution To Change Lock Screen Timeout
Detects suspicious execution of 'Powercfg.exe' to change lock screen timeout
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.
Add Windows Capability Via PowerShell Cmdlet
Detects usage of the "Add-WindowsCapability" cmdlet to add Windows capabilities. Notable capabilities could be "OpenSSH" and others.
Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Detects base64 encoded "MpPreference" PowerShell cmdlet code that tries to modifies or tamper with Windows Defender AV
Suspicious Encoded And Obfuscated Reflection Assembly Load Function Call
Detects suspicious base64 encoded and obfuscated "LOAD" keyword used in .NET "reflection.assembly"
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
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
Computer Discovery And Export Via Get-ADComputer Cmdlet
Detects usage of the Get-ADComputer cmdlet to collect computer information and output it to a file
Powershell Defender Disable Scan Feature
Detects requests to disable Microsoft Defender features using PowerShell commands
Powershell Defender Exclusion
Detects requests to exclude files, folders or processes from Antivirus scanning using PowerShell cmdlets
Potential COM Objects Download Cradles Usage - Process Creation
Detects usage of COM objects that can be abused to download files in PowerShell by CLSID
Potentially Suspicious File Download From File Sharing Domain Via PowerShell.EXE
Detects potentially suspicious file downloads from file sharing domains using PowerShell.exe
Email Exifiltration Via Powershell
Detects email exfiltration via powershell cmdlets
Potential Suspicious Windows Feature Enabled - ProcCreation
Detects usage of the built-in PowerShell cmdlet "Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature" used as a Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool. Similar to DISM.exe, this cmdlet is used to enumerate, install, uninstall, configure, and update features and packages in Windows images
Certificate Exported Via PowerShell
Detects calls to cmdlets that are used to export certificates from the local certificate store. Threat actors were seen abusing this to steal private keys from compromised machines.
Abuse of Service Permissions to Hide Services Via Set-Service
Detects usage of the "Set-Service" powershell cmdlet to configure a new SecurityDescriptor that allows a service to be hidden from other utilities such as "sc.exe", "Get-Service"...etc. (Works only in powershell 7)
Suspicious PowerShell IEX Execution Patterns
Detects suspicious ways to run Invoke-Execution using IEX alias
Root Certificate Installed From Susp Locations
Adversaries may install a root certificate on a compromised system to avoid warnings when connecting to adversary controlled web servers.
Unsigned AppX Installation Attempt Using Add-AppxPackage
Detects usage of the "Add-AppxPackage" or it's alias "Add-AppPackage" to install unsigned AppX packages
Suspicious Invoke-WebRequest Execution
Detects a suspicious call to Invoke-WebRequest cmdlet where the and output is located in a suspicious location
Suspicious Kerberos Ticket Request via CLI
Detects suspicious Kerberos ticket requests via command line using System.IdentityModel.Tokens.KerberosRequestorSecurityToken class. Threat actors may use command line interfaces to request Kerberos tickets for service accounts in order to perform offline password cracking attacks commonly known as Kerberoasting or other Kerberos ticket abuse techniques like silver ticket attacks.
MSExchange Transport Agent Installation
Detects the Installation of a Exchange Transport Agent
Tamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference
Detects attempts to remove Windows Defender configurations using the 'MpPreference' cmdlet
Potential Powershell ReverseShell Connection
Detects usage of the "TcpClient" class. Which can be abused to establish remote connections and reverse-shells. As seen used by the Nishang "Invoke-PowerShellTcpOneLine" reverse shell and other.
Potentially Suspicious Powershell Script Execution From Temp Folder
Detects a potentially suspicious powershell script executions from temporary folder
Suspicious Service DACL Modification Via Set-Service Cmdlet
Detects suspicious DACL modifications via the "Set-Service" cmdlet using the "SecurityDescriptorSddl" flag (Only available with PowerShell 7) that can be used to hide services or make them unstopable
PowerShell Script Change Permission Via Set-Acl
Detects PowerShell execution to set the ACL of a file or a folder
PowerShell Set-Acl On Windows Folder
Detects PowerShell scripts to set the ACL to a file in the Windows folder
Change PowerShell Policies to an Insecure Level
Detects changing the PowerShell script execution policy to a potentially insecure level using the "-ExecutionPolicy" flag.
Exchange PowerShell Snap-Ins Usage
Detects adding and using Exchange PowerShell snap-ins to export mailbox data. As seen used by HAFNIUM and APT27
Stop Windows Service Via PowerShell Stop-Service
Detects the stopping of a Windows service via the PowerShell Cmdlet "Stop-Service"
Suspicious Uninstall of Windows Defender Feature via PowerShell
Detects the use of PowerShell with Uninstall-WindowsFeature or Remove-WindowsFeature cmdlets to disable or remove the Windows Defender GUI feature, a common technique used by adversaries to evade defenses.
User Discovery And Export Via Get-ADUser Cmdlet
Detects usage of the Get-ADUser cmdlet to collect user information and output it to a file
Suspicious X509Enrollment - Process Creation
Detect use of X509Enrollment
Visual Studio NodejsTools PressAnyKey Arbitrary Binary Execution
Detects child processes of Microsoft.NodejsTools.PressAnyKey.exe that can be used to execute any other binary
Sensitive File Dump Via Print.EXE
Detects the abuse of the Print.exe utility for credential harvesting which involves using Print.Exe to copy sensitive files such as ntds.dit, SAM, SECURITY, or SYSTEM from the Windows directory in order to extract credentials, locally or remotely.
File Download Using ProtocolHandler.exe
Detects usage of "ProtocolHandler" to download files. Downloaded files will be located in the cache folder (for example - %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE)
PUA - Suspicious ActiveDirectory Enumeration Via AdFind.EXE
Detects active directory enumeration activity using known AdFind CLI flags
PUA - AdFind Suspicious Execution
Detects AdFind execution with common flags seen used during attacks
PUA - CsExec Execution
Detects the use of the lesser known remote execution tool named CsExec a PsExec alternative
PUA - DefenderCheck Execution
Detects the use of DefenderCheck, a tool to evaluate the signatures used in Microsoft Defender. It can be used to figure out the strings / byte chains used in Microsoft Defender to detect a tool and thus used for AV evasion.
PUA - SoftPerfect Netscan Execution
Detects usage of SoftPerfect's "netscan.exe". An application for scanning networks. It is actively used in-the-wild by threat actors to inspect and understand the network architecture of a victim.
QuickAssist Execution
Detects the execution of Microsoft Quick Assist tool "QuickAssist.exe". This utility can be used by attackers to gain remote access.
Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.EXE
Detects the use of the Microsoft Windows Resource Leak Diagnostic tool "rdrleakdiag.exe" to dump process memory
Windows Recovery Environment Disabled Via Reagentc
Detects attempts to disable windows recovery environment using Reagentc. ReAgentc.exe is a command-line tool in Windows used to manage the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). It allows users to enable, disable, and configure WinRE, which is used for troubleshooting and repairing common boot issues.
RegAsm.EXE Execution Without CommandLine Flags or Files
Detects the execution of "RegAsm.exe" without a commandline flag or file, which might indicate potential process injection activity. Usually "RegAsm.exe" should point to a dedicated DLL file or call the help with the "/?" flag.
Suspicious Registry Modification From ADS Via Regini.EXE
Detects the import of an alternate data stream with regini.exe, regini.exe can be used to modify registry keys.