Rule Library

Sigma Rules

2,824 rules found

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

HackTool - Koh Default Named Pipe

Detects creation of default named pipes used by the Koh tool

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0006 · Credential AccessT1528 · Steal Application Access Token+1
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Jul 08windows
Detectionmediumtest

Alternate PowerShell Hosts Pipe

Detects alternate PowerShell hosts potentially bypassing detections looking for powershell.exe

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g)+1Thu Sep 12windows
Detectioninformationaltest

New PowerShell Instance Created

Detects the execution of PowerShell via the creation of a named pipe starting with PSHost

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g)+1Thu Sep 12windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - CSExec Default Named Pipe

Detects default CSExec pipe creation

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
TA0008 · Lateral MovementT1021.002 · SMB/Windows Admin SharesTA0002 · ExecutionT1569.002 · Service Execution
Nikita Nazarov+2Mon Aug 07windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - PAExec Default Named Pipe

Detects PAExec default named pipe

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
TA0002 · ExecutionT1569.002 · Service Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Oct 26windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - RemCom Default Named Pipe

Detects default RemCom pipe creation

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
TA0008 · Lateral MovementT1021.002 · SMB/Windows Admin SharesTA0002 · ExecutionT1569.002 · Service Execution
Nikita Nazarov+2Mon Aug 07windows
Detectionmediumtest

WMI Event Consumer Created Named Pipe

Detects the WMI Event Consumer service scrcons.exe creating a named pipe

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
T1047 · Windows Management InstrumentationTA0002 · Execution
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Wed Sep 01windows
Detectioncriticaltest

Malicious Named Pipe Created

Detects the creation of a named pipe seen used by known APTs or malware.

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0004 · Privilege EscalationT1055 · Process Injection
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Mon Nov 06windows
Detectionmediumtest

PsExec Tool Execution From Suspicious Locations - PipeName

Detects PsExec default pipe creation where the image executed is located in a suspicious location. Which could indicate that the tool is being used in an attack

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
TA0002 · ExecutionT1569.002 · Service ExecutionS0029 · S0029
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Aug 04windows
Detectionmediumtest

Nslookup PowerShell Download Cradle

Detects a powershell download cradle using nslookup. This cradle uses nslookup to extract payloads from DNS records.

WindowsPowerShell Classic
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Sai Prashanth Pulisetti+1Sat Dec 10windows
Detectionhighstable

Delete Volume Shadow Copies Via WMI With PowerShell

Shadow Copies deletion using operating systems utilities via PowerShell

WindowsPowerShell Classic
TA0040 · ImpactT1490 · Inhibit System Recovery
François HubautThu Jun 03windows
Detectionmediumtest

PowerShell Downgrade Attack - PowerShell

Detects PowerShell downgrade attack by comparing the host versions with the actually used engine version 2.0

WindowsPowerShell Classic
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Wed Mar 22windows
Detectionhightest

PowerShell Called from an Executable Version Mismatch

Detects PowerShell called from an executable by the version mismatch method

WindowsPowerShell Classic
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Sean Metcalf (source)+1Sun Mar 05windows
Detectionmediumtest

Netcat The Powershell Version

Adversaries may use a non-application layer protocol for communication between host and C2 server or among infected hosts within a network

WindowsPowerShell Classic
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1095 · Non-Application Layer Protocol
François HubautWed Jul 21windows
Detectionlowtest

Remote PowerShell Session (PS Classic)

Detects remote PowerShell sessions

WindowsPowerShell Classic
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShellTA0008 · Lateral MovementT1021.006 · Windows Remote Management
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g)Sat Aug 10windows
Detectionhightest

Potential RemoteFXvGPUDisablement.EXE Abuse

Detects PowerShell module creation where the module Contents are set to "function Get-VMRemoteFXPhysicalVideoAdapter". This could be a sign of potential abuse of the "RemoteFXvGPUDisablement.exe" binary which is known to be vulnerable to module load-order hijacking.

Windowspowershell-classic
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution
François Hubaut+1Tue Jul 13windows
Detectionlowtest

Renamed Powershell Under Powershell Channel

Detects a renamed Powershell execution, which is a common technique used to circumvent security controls and bypass detection logic that's dependent on process names and process paths.

WindowsPowerShell Classic
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1059.001 · PowerShellT1036.003 · Rename System Utilities
Harish Segar+1Mon Jun 29windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious PowerShell Download

Detects suspicious PowerShell download command

WindowsPowerShell Classic
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sun Mar 05windows
Detectionlowtest

Use Get-NetTCPConnection

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of network connections to or from the compromised system they are currently accessing or from remote systems by querying for information over the network.

WindowsPowerShell Classic
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1049 · System Network Connections Discovery
François HubautFri Dec 10windows
Detectionmediumtest

Zip A Folder With PowerShell For Staging In Temp - PowerShell

Detects PowerShell scripts that make use of the "Compress-Archive" Cmdlet in order to compress folders and files where the output is stored in a potentially suspicious location that is used often by malware for exfiltration. An adversary might compress data (e.g., sensitive documents) that is collected prior to exfiltration in order to make it portable and minimize the amount of data sent over the network.

Windowspowershell-classic
TA0009 · CollectionT1074.001 · Local Data Staging
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Jul 20windows
Detectionhightest

Tamper Windows Defender - PSClassic

Attempting to disable scheduled scanning and other parts of Windows Defender ATP or set default actions to allow.

Windowsps_classic_provider_start
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1562.001 · Disable or Modify Tools
François Hubaut+1Mon Jun 07windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Non PowerShell WSMAN COM Provider

Detects suspicious use of the WSMAN provider without PowerShell.exe as the host application.

Windowspowershell-classic
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShellTA0008 · Lateral MovementT1021.003 · Distributed Component Object Model
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g)+1Wed Jun 24windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Active Directory Enumeration Using AD Module - PsModule

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.

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0040 · Impact
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Sun Jan 22windows
Detectionmediumtest

Alternate PowerShell Hosts - PowerShell Module

Detects alternate PowerShell hosts potentially bypassing detections looking for powershell.exe

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g)Sun Aug 11windows
Detectioncriticaltest

Bad Opsec Powershell Code Artifacts

focuses on trivial artifacts observed in variants of prevalent offensive ps1 payloads, including Cobalt Strike Beacon, PoshC2, Powerview, Letmein, Empire, Powersploit, and other attack payloads that often undergo minimal changes by attackers due to bad opsec.

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
ok invrep_de+1Fri Oct 09windows
Detectionmediumtest

Clear PowerShell History - PowerShell Module

Detects keywords that could indicate clearing PowerShell history

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1070.003 · Clear Command History
Ilyas Ochkov+3Fri Oct 25windows
Detectioninformationaltest

PowerShell Decompress Commands

A General detection for specific decompress commands in PowerShell logs. This could be an adversary decompressing files.

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1140 · Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g)+1Sat May 02windows
Detectionhightest

Malicious PowerShell Scripts - PoshModule

Detects the execution of known offensive powershell scripts used for exploitation or reconnaissance

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
François Hubaut+1Mon Jan 23windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Get-ADDBAccount Usage

Detects suspicious invocation of the Get-ADDBAccount script that reads from a ntds.dit file and may be used to get access to credentials without using any credential dumpers

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0006 · Credential AccessT1003.003 · NTDS
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Wed Mar 16windows
Detectionmediumtest

PowerShell Get Clipboard

A General detection for the Get-Clipboard commands in PowerShell logs. This could be an adversary capturing clipboard contents.

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0009 · CollectionT1115 · Clipboard Data
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g)+1Sat May 02windows
Detectionhightest

HackTool - Evil-WinRm Execution - PowerShell Module

Detects the execution of Evil-WinRM via PowerShell Module logs by leveraging the hardcoded strings inside the utility.

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0008 · Lateral Movement
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sun Feb 25windows
Detectionhightest

Invoke-Obfuscation CLIP+ Launcher - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated use of Clip.exe to execute PowerShell

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Jonathan Cheong+1Tue Oct 13windows
Detectionhightest

Invoke-Obfuscation Obfuscated IEX Invocation - PowerShell Module

Detects all variations of obfuscated powershell IEX invocation code generated by Invoke-Obfuscation framework from the code block cited in the reference section below

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Daniel Bohannon ( / )+1Fri Nov 08windows
Detectionhightest

Invoke-Obfuscation STDIN+ Launcher - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated use of stdin to execute PowerShell

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Jonathan Cheong+1Thu Oct 15windows
Detectionhightest

Invoke-Obfuscation VAR+ Launcher - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated use of Environment Variables to execute PowerShell

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Jonathan Cheong+1Thu Oct 15windows
Detectionmediumtest

Invoke-Obfuscation COMPRESS OBFUSCATION - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via COMPRESS OBFUSCATION

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Timur Zinniatullin+1Sun Oct 18windows
Detectionmediumtest

Invoke-Obfuscation RUNDLL LAUNCHER - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via RUNDLL LAUNCHER

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Timur Zinniatullin+1Sun Oct 18windows
Detectionhightest

Invoke-Obfuscation Via Stdin - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via Stdin in Scripts

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Nikita Nazarov+1Mon Oct 12windows
Detectionhightest

Invoke-Obfuscation Via Use Clip - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via use Clip.exe in Scripts

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Nikita Nazarov+1Fri Oct 09windows
Detectionhightest

Invoke-Obfuscation Via Use MSHTA - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via use MSHTA in Scripts

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Nikita Nazarov+1Thu Oct 08windows
Detectionhightest

Invoke-Obfuscation Via Use Rundll32 - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via use Rundll32 in Scripts

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Nikita Nazarov+1Tue Oct 08windows
Detectionhightest

Invoke-Obfuscation VAR++ LAUNCHER OBFUSCATION - PowerShell Module

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via VAR++ LAUNCHER

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027 · Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Timur Zinniatullin+1Tue Oct 13windows
Detectionhightest

Malicious PowerShell Commandlets - PoshModule

Detects Commandlet names from well-known PowerShell exploitation frameworks

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0007 · DiscoveryT1482 · Domain Trust DiscoveryT1087 · Account Discovery+6
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Jan 20windows
Detectionhightest

Remote PowerShell Session (PS Module)

Detects remote PowerShell sessions

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShellTA0008 · Lateral MovementT1021.006 · Windows Remote Management
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g)+1Sat Aug 10windows
Detectionhightest

Potential RemoteFXvGPUDisablement.EXE Abuse - PowerShell Module

Detects PowerShell module creation where the module Contents are set to "function Get-VMRemoteFXPhysicalVideoAdapter". This could be a sign of potential abuse of the "RemoteFXvGPUDisablement.exe" binary which is known to be vulnerable to module load-order hijacking.

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Jul 13windows
Detectionlowtest

AD Groups Or Users Enumeration Using PowerShell - PoshModule

Adversaries may attempt to find domain-level groups and permission settings. The knowledge of domain-level permission groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group. Adversaries may use this information to determine which users have elevated permissions, such as domain administrators.

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1069.001 · Local Groups
François HubautWed Dec 15windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious PowerShell Download - PoshModule

Detects suspicious PowerShell download command

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sun Mar 05windows
Detectionlowtest

Use Get-NetTCPConnection - PowerShell Module

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of network connections to or from the compromised system they are currently accessing or from remote systems by querying for information over the network.

WindowsPowerShell Module
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1049 · System Network Connections Discovery
François HubautFri Dec 10windows