Rule Library

Sigma Rules

1,414 rules found for "Nextron Systems"

3,731Total
3,132Detection
457Emerging
139Hunting
Detectionhighexperimental

Suspicious Process Access of MsMpEng by WerFaultSecure - EDR-Freeze

Detects process access events where WerFaultSecure accesses MsMpEng.exe with dbgcore.dll or dbghelp.dll in the call trace, indicating potential EDR freeze techniques. This technique leverages WerFaultSecure.exe running as a Protected Process Light (PPL) with WinTCB protection level to call MiniDumpWriteDump and suspend EDR/AV processes, allowing malicious activity to execute undetected during the suspension period.

WindowsProcess Access
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Thu Nov 27windows
Detectionmediumtest

7Zip Compressing Dump Files

Detects execution of 7z in order to compress a file with a ".dmp"/".dump" extension, which could be a step in a process of dump file exfiltration.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Sep 27windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential DLL Injection Via AccCheckConsole

Detects the execution "AccCheckConsole" a command-line tool for verifying the accessibility implementation of an application's UI. One of the tests that this checker can run are called "verification routine", which tests for things like Consistency, Navigation, etc. The tool allows a user to provide a DLL that can contain a custom "verification routine". An attacker can build such DLLs and pass it via the CLI, which would then be loaded in the context of the "AccCheckConsole" utility.

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Jan 06windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious AddinUtil.EXE CommandLine Execution

Detects execution of the Add-In deployment cache updating utility (AddInutil.exe) with suspicious Addinroot or Pipelineroot paths. An adversary may execute AddinUtil.exe with uncommon Addinroot/Pipelineroot paths that point to the adversaries Addins.Store payload.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+2Mon Sep 18windows
Detectionhightest

Potential Adplus.EXE Abuse

Detects execution of "AdPlus.exe", a binary that is part of the Windows SDK that can be used as a LOLBIN in order to dump process memory and execute arbitrary commands.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jun 09windows
Detectionmediumtest

AgentExecutor PowerShell Execution

Detects execution of the AgentExecutor.exe binary. Which can be abused as a LOLBIN to execute powershell scripts with the ExecutionPolicy "Bypass" or any binary named "powershell.exe" located in the path provided by 6th positional argument

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Sat Dec 24windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious AgentExecutor PowerShell Execution

Detects execution of the AgentExecutor.exe binary. Which can be abused as a LOLBIN to execute powershell scripts with the ExecutionPolicy "Bypass" or any binary named "powershell.exe" located in the path provided by 6th positional argument

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Sat Dec 24windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Windows AMSI Related Registry Tampering Via CommandLine

Detects tampering of AMSI (Anti-Malware Scan Interface) related registry values via command line tools such as reg.exe or PowerShell. AMSI provides a generic interface for applications and services to integrate with antimalware products. Adversaries may disable AMSI to evade detection of malicious scripts and code execution.

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Thu Dec 25windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Child Process of AspNetCompiler

Detects potentially suspicious child processes of "aspnet_compiler.exe".

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 14windows
Detectionhightest

Potentially Suspicious ASP.NET Compilation Via AspNetCompiler

Detects execution of "aspnet_compiler.exe" with potentially suspicious paths for compilation.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 14windows
Detectionhightest

Set Suspicious Files as System Files Using Attrib.EXE

Detects the usage of attrib with the "+s" option to set scripts or executables located in suspicious locations as system files to hide them from users and make them unable to be deleted with simple rights. The rule limits the search to specific extensions and directories to avoid FPs

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Jun 28windows
Detectionhightest

Audit Policy Tampering Via NT Resource Kit Auditpol

Threat actors can use an older version of the auditpol binary available inside the NT resource kit to change audit policy configuration to impair detection capability. This can be carried out by selectively disabling/removing certain audit policies as well as restoring a custom policy owned by the threat actor.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sat Dec 18windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Windows EventLog Autologger Session Registry Modification Via CommandLine

Detects attempts to disable Windows EventLog autologger sessions via registry modification. The AutoLogger event tracing session records events that occur early in the operating system boot process. Applications and device drivers can use the AutoLogger session to capture traces before the user logs in. Adversaries may disable these sessions to evade detection and prevent security monitoring of early boot activities and system events.

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Thu Dec 25windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Suspicious Autorun Registry Modified via WMI

Detects suspicious activity where the WMIC process is used to create an autorun registry entry via reg.exe, which is often indicative of persistence mechanisms employed by malware.

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Mon Feb 17windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Suspicious BitLocker Access Agent Update Utility Execution

Detects the execution of the BitLocker Access Agent Update Utility (baaupdate.exe) which is not a common parent process for other processes. Suspicious child processes spawned by baaupdate.exe could indicate an attempt at lateral movement via BitLocker DCOM & COM Hijacking.

WindowsProcess Creation
andrewdanis+1Sat Oct 18windows
Detectionmediumtest

Indirect Command Execution From Script File Via Bash.EXE

Detects execution of Microsoft bash launcher without any flags to execute the content of a bash script directly. This can be used to potentially bypass defenses and execute Linux or Windows-based binaries directly via bash.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 15windows
Detectionmediumtest

Data Export From MSSQL Table Via BCP.EXE

Detects the execution of the BCP utility in order to export data from the database. Attackers were seen saving their malware to a database column or table and then later extracting it via "bcp.exe" into a file.

WindowsProcess Creation
Omar Khaled+2Tue Aug 20windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Child Process Of BgInfo.EXE

Detects suspicious child processes of "BgInfo.exe" which could be a sign of potential abuse of the binary to proxy execution via external VBScript

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 16windows
Detectionmediumtest

Uncommon Child Process Of BgInfo.EXE

Detects uncommon child processes of "BgInfo.exe" which could be a sign of potential abuse of the binary to proxy execution via external VBScript

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+2Sat Oct 26windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Download From Direct IP Via Bitsadmin

Detects usage of bitsadmin downloading a file using an URL that contains an IP

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue Jun 28windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Download From File-Sharing Website Via Bitsadmin

Detects usage of bitsadmin downloading a file from a suspicious domain

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue Jun 28windows
Detectionhightest

File With Suspicious Extension Downloaded Via Bitsadmin

Detects usage of bitsadmin downloading a file with a suspicious extension

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Jun 28windows
Detectionhightest

File Download Via Bitsadmin To A Suspicious Target Folder

Detects usage of bitsadmin downloading a file to a suspicious target folder

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Jun 28windows
Detectionhightest

Potential Data Stealing Via Chromium Headless Debugging

Detects chromium based browsers starting in headless and debugging mode and pointing to a user profile. This could be a sign of data stealing or remote control

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Dec 23windows
Detectionlowtest

Browser Execution In Headless Mode

Detects execution of Chromium based browser in headless mode

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Sep 12windows
Detectionhightest

File Download with Headless Browser

Detects execution of chromium based browser in headless mode using the "dump-dom" command line to download files

WindowsProcess Creation
Sreeman+1Tue Jan 04windows
Detectionmediumtest

Chromium Browser Instance Executed With Custom Extension

Detects a Chromium based browser process with the 'load-extension' flag to start a instance with a custom extension

WindowsProcess Creation
Aedan Russell+2Sun Jun 19windows
Detectionhightest

Chromium Browser Headless Execution To Mockbin Like Site

Detects the execution of a Chromium based browser process with the "headless" flag and a URL pointing to the mockbin.org service (which can be used to exfiltrate data).

WindowsProcess Creation
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Mon Sep 11windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Chromium Browser Instance Executed With Custom Extension

Detects a suspicious process spawning a Chromium based browser process with the 'load-extension' flag to start an instance with a custom extension

WindowsProcess Creation
Aedan Russell+2Sun Jun 19windows
Detectionmediumtest

File Download From Browser Process Via Inline URL

Detects execution of a browser process with a URL argument pointing to a file with a potentially interesting extension. This can be abused to download arbitrary files or to hide from the user for example by launching the browser in a minimized state.

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Jan 11windows
Detectionmediumtest

Browser Started with Remote Debugging

Detects browsers starting with the remote debugging flags. Which is a technique often used to perform browser injection attacks

WindowsProcess Creation
Martin Mueller+1Wed Jul 27windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Calculator Usage

Detects suspicious use of 'calc.exe' with command line parameters or in a suspicious directory, which is likely caused by some PoC or detection evasion.

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Feb 09windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Binary Proxy Execution Via Cdb.EXE

Detects usage of "cdb.exe" to launch arbitrary processes or commands from a debugger script file

WindowsProcess Creation
Beyu Denis+2Sat Oct 26windows
Detectionmediumtest

File Download via CertOC.EXE

Detects when a user downloads a file by using CertOC.exe

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon May 16windows
Detectionhightest

File Download From IP Based URL Via CertOC.EXE

Detects when a user downloads a file from an IP based URL using CertOC.exe

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Oct 18windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious DLL Loaded via CertOC.EXE

Detects when a user installs certificates by using CertOC.exe to load the target DLL file.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 15windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Suspicious CertReq Command to Download

Detects a suspicious CertReq execution downloading a file. This behavior is often used by attackers to download additional payloads or configuration files. Certreq is a built-in Windows utility used to request and retrieve certificates from a certification authority (CA). However, it can be abused by threat actors for malicious purposes.

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Wed Nov 24windows
Detectionhightest

File Decoded From Base64/Hex Via Certutil.EXE

Detects the execution of certutil with either the "decode" or "decodehex" flags to decode base64 or hex encoded files. This can be abused by attackers to decode an encoded payload before execution

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Wed Feb 15windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Download Via Certutil.EXE

Detects the execution of certutil with certain flags that allow the utility to download files.

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+3Wed Feb 15windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious File Downloaded From Direct IP Via Certutil.EXE

Detects the execution of certutil with certain flags that allow the utility to download files from direct IPs.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 15windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious File Downloaded From File-Sharing Website Via Certutil.EXE

Detects the execution of certutil with certain flags that allow the utility to download files from file-sharing websites.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 15windows
Detectionmediumtest

File Encoded To Base64 Via Certutil.EXE

Detects the execution of certutil with the "encode" flag to encode a file to base64. This can be abused by threat actors and attackers for data exfiltration

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+3Sun Feb 24windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious File Encoded To Base64 Via Certutil.EXE

Detects the execution of certutil with the "encode" flag to encode a file to base64 where the extensions of the file is suspicious

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon May 15windows
Detectionhightest

File In Suspicious Location Encoded To Base64 Via Certutil.EXE

Detects the execution of certutil with the "encode" flag to encode a file to base64 where the files are located in potentially suspicious locations

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon May 15windows
Detectionmediumtest

Certificate Exported Via Certutil.EXE

Detects the execution of the certutil with the "exportPFX" flag which allows the utility to export certificates.

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+3Wed Feb 15windows
Detectionhightest

Potential NTLM Coercion Via Certutil.EXE

Detects possible NTLM coercion via certutil using the 'syncwithWU' flag

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Sep 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious CodePage Switch Via CHCP

Detects a code page switch in command line or batch scripts to a rare language

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Mon Oct 14windows
Detectionhightest

Process Access via TrolleyExpress Exclusion

Detects a possible process memory dump that uses the white-listed Citrix TrolleyExpress.exe filename as a way to dump the lsass process memory

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Feb 10windows