Rule Library

Sigma Rules

1,405 rules found for "Nextron Systems"

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

PowerShell Script Run in AppData

Detects a suspicious command line execution that invokes PowerShell with reference to an AppData folder

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShell
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Wed Jan 09windows
Detectionmediumtest

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

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1033 · System Owner/User Discovery
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Sep 09windows
Detectionhightest

Net WebClient Casing Anomalies

Detects PowerShell command line contents that include a suspicious abnormal casing in the Net.Webclient (e.g. nEt.WEbCliEnT) string as used in obfuscation techniques

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

Suspicious XOR Encoded PowerShell Command

Detects presence of a potentially xor encoded powershell command

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0002 · ExecutionT1059.001 · PowerShellT1140 · Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information+1
Sami Ruohonen+6Wed Sep 05windows
Detectionmediumtest

Folder Compress To Potentially Suspicious Output Via Compress-Archive Cmdlet

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.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0009 · CollectionT1074.001 · Local Data Staging
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Jul 20windows
Detectionmediumtest

Arbitrary File Download Via PresentationHost.EXE

Detects usage of "PresentationHost" which is a utility that runs ".xbap" (Browser Applications) files to download arbitrary files

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0002 · ExecutionT1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Aug 19windows
Detectionmediumtest

XBAP Execution From Uncommon Locations Via PresentationHost.EXE

Detects the execution of ".xbap" (Browser Applications) files via PresentationHost.EXE from an uncommon location. These files can be abused to run malicious ".xbap" files any bypass AWL

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0002 · ExecutionT1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Jul 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Visual Studio NodejsTools PressAnyKey Arbitrary Binary Execution

Detects child processes of Microsoft.NodejsTools.PressAnyKey.exe that can be used to execute any other binary

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Jan 11windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Provlaunch.EXE Binary Proxy Execution Abuse

Detects child processes of "provlaunch.exe" which might indicate potential abuse to proxy execution.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Aug 08windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Provlaunch.EXE Child Process

Detects suspicious child processes of "provlaunch.exe" which might indicate potential abuse to proxy execution.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218 · System Binary Proxy Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 08windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - 3Proxy Execution

Detects the use of 3proxy, a tiny free proxy server

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1572 · Protocol Tunneling
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue Sep 13windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

PUA - AdFind.EXE Execution

Detects execution of Adfind.exe utility, which can be used for reconnaissance in an Active Directory environment

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1087.002 · Domain Account
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 26windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - Advanced IP Scanner Execution

Detects the use of Advanced IP Scanner. Seems to be a popular tool for ransomware groups.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1046 · Network Service DiscoveryT1135 · Network Share Discovery
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue May 12windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - Advanced Port Scanner Execution

Detects the use of Advanced Port Scanner.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1046 · Network Service DiscoveryT1135 · Network Share Discovery
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sat Dec 18windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - AdvancedRun Execution

Detects the execution of AdvancedRun utility

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0004 · Privilege EscalationT1564.003 · Hidden Window+2
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Jan 20windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - AdvancedRun Suspicious Execution

Detects the execution of AdvancedRun utility in the context of the TrustedInstaller, SYSTEM, Local Service or Network Service accounts

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0004 · Privilege EscalationT1134.002 · Create Process with Token
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Jan 20windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - Chisel Tunneling Tool Execution

Detects usage of the Chisel tunneling tool via the commandline arguments

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1090.001 · Internal Proxy
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue Sep 13windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - CleanWipe Execution

Detects the use of CleanWipe a tool usually used to delete Symantec antivirus.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1562.001 · Disable or Modify Tools
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sat Dec 18windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - CsExec Execution

Detects the use of the lesser known remote execution tool named CsExec a PsExec alternative

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0042 · Resource DevelopmentT1587.001 · MalwareTA0002 · ExecutionT1569.002 · Service Execution
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 22windows
Detectionhightest

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.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1027.005 · Indicator Removal from Tools
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 30windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - Fast Reverse Proxy (FRP) Execution

Detects the use of Fast Reverse Proxy. frp is a fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the Internet.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1090 · Proxy
François Hubaut+1Fri Sep 02windows
Detectionhightest

PUA- IOX Tunneling Tool Execution

Detects the use of IOX - a tool for port forwarding and intranet proxy purposes

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1090 · Proxy
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Oct 08windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - Netcat Suspicious Execution

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

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1095 · Non-Application Layer Protocol
François Hubaut+1Wed Jul 21windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - Ngrok Execution

Detects the use of Ngrok, a utility used for port forwarding and tunneling, often used by threat actors to make local protected services publicly available. Involved domains are bin.equinox.io for download and *.ngrok.io for connections.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1572 · Protocol Tunneling
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri May 14windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - NimScan Execution

Detects usage of NimScan, a portscanner utility. In early 2025, adversaries were observed using this utility to scan for open ports on remote hosts in a compromised environment. This rule identifies the execution of NimScan based on the process image name and specific hash values associated with different versions of the tool.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1046 · Network Service Discovery
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 05windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - NirCmd Execution

Detects the use of NirCmd tool for command execution, which could be the result of legitimate administrative activity

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1569.002 · Service ExecutionS0029 · S0029
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Mon Jan 24windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - NirCmd Execution As LOCAL SYSTEM

Detects the use of NirCmd tool for command execution as SYSTEM user

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1569.002 · Service ExecutionS0029 · S0029
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Mon Jan 24windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - NPS Tunneling Tool Execution

Detects the use of NPS, a port forwarding and intranet penetration proxy server

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1090 · Proxy
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Oct 08windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - NSudo Execution

Detects the use of NSudo tool for command execution

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1569.002 · Service ExecutionS0029 · S0029
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Mon Jan 24windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - PingCastle Execution

Detects the execution of PingCastle, a tool designed to quickly assess the Active Directory security level.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1595 · Active Scanning
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Thu Jan 11windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - PingCastle Execution From Potentially Suspicious Parent

Detects the execution of PingCastle, a tool designed to quickly assess the Active Directory security level via a script located in a potentially suspicious or uncommon location.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1595 · Active Scanning
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Thu Jan 11windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - Process Hacker Execution

Detects the execution of Process Hacker based on binary metadata information (Image, Hash, Imphash, etc). Process Hacker is a tool to view and manipulate processes, kernel options and other low level options. Threat actors abused older vulnerable versions to manipulate system processes.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0003 · PersistenceTA0004 · Privilege Escalation+3
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Oct 10windows
Detectionhighexperimental

PUA - Restic Backup Tool Execution

Detects the execution of the Restic backup tool, which can be used for data exfiltration. Threat actors may leverage Restic to back up and exfiltrate sensitive data to remote storage locations, including cloud services. If not legitimately used in the enterprise environment, its presence may indicate malicious activity.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0010 · ExfiltrationT1048 · Exfiltration Over Alternative ProtocolT1567.002 · Exfiltration to Cloud Storage
Nounou Mbeiri+1Fri Oct 17windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - RunXCmd Execution

Detects the use of the RunXCmd tool to execute commands with System or TrustedInstaller accounts

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1569.002 · Service ExecutionS0029 · S0029
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Jan 24windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - Seatbelt Execution

Detects the execution of the PUA/Recon tool Seatbelt via PE information of command line parameters

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryT1526 · Cloud Service DiscoveryT1087 · Account DiscoveryT1083 · File and Directory Discovery
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Oct 18windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - System Informer Execution

Detects the execution of System Informer, a task manager tool to view and manipulate processes, kernel options and other low level operations

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0003 · PersistenceTA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0007 · DiscoveryTA0005 · Defense Evasion+3
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon May 08windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

PUA - TruffleHog Execution

Detects execution of TruffleHog, a tool used to search for secrets in different platforms like Git, Jira, Slack, SharePoint, etc. that could be used maliciously. While it is a legitimate tool, intended for use in CI pipelines and security assessments, It was observed in the Shai-Hulud malware campaign targeting npm packages to steal sensitive information.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0007 · DiscoveryTA0006 · Credential AccessT1083 · File and Directory DiscoveryT1552.001 · Credentials In Files
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Sep 24windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - Wsudo Suspicious Execution

Detects usage of wsudo (Windows Sudo Utility). Which is a tool that let the user execute programs with different permissions (System, Trusted Installer, Administrator...etc)

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0004 · Privilege EscalationT1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Dec 02windows
Detectionmediumtest

Python Inline Command Execution

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

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

Python Spawning Pretty TTY on Windows

Detects python spawning a pretty tty

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter
Nextron SystemsFri Jun 03windows
Detectionmediumtest

Query Usage To Exfil Data

Detects usage of "query.exe" a system binary to exfil information such as "sessions" and "processes" for later use

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · Execution
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 01windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Greedy Compression Using Rar.EXE

Detects RAR usage that creates an archive from a suspicious folder, either a system folder or one of the folders often used by attackers for staging purposes

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)+1Thu Dec 15windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

RDP Enable or Disable via Win32_TerminalServiceSetting WMI Class

Detects enabling or disabling of Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) using alternate methods such as WMIC or PowerShell. In PowerShell one-liner commands, the "SetAllowTSConnections" method of the "Win32_TerminalServiceSetting" class may be used to enable or disable RDP. In WMIC, the "rdtoggle" alias or "Win32_TerminalServiceSetting" class may be used for the same purpose.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0008 · Lateral MovementT1021.001 · Remote Desktop ProtocolTA0002 · ExecutionT1047 · Windows Management Instrumentation
Daniel Koifman (KoifSec)+1Sat Nov 15windows
Detectionhightest

Process Memory Dump via RdrLeakDiag.EXE

Detects the use of the Microsoft Windows Resource Leak Diagnostic tool "rdrleakdiag.exe" to dump process memory

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0006 · Credential AccessT1003.001 · LSASS Memory
Cedric MAURUGEON+3Fri Sep 24windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Persistence Attempt Via Run Keys Using Reg.EXE

Detects suspicious command line reg.exe tool adding key to RUN key in Registry

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0003 · PersistenceT1547.001 · Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Mon Jun 28windows
Detectionhightest

Add SafeBoot Keys Via Reg Utility

Detects execution of "reg.exe" commands with the "add" or "copy" flags on safe boot registry keys. Often used by attacker to allow the ransomware to work in safe mode as some security products do not

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1562.001 · Disable or Modify Tools
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Sep 02windows
Detectionhighexperimental

RunMRU Registry Key Deletion

Detects deletion of the RunMRU registry key, which stores the history of commands executed via the Run dialog. In the clickfix techniques, the phishing lures instruct users to open a run dialog through (Win + R) and execute malicious commands. Adversaries may delete this key to cover their tracks after executing commands.

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1070.003 · Clear Command History
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Thu Sep 25windows
Detectionhightest

SafeBoot Registry Key Deleted Via Reg.EXE

Detects execution of "reg.exe" commands with the "delete" flag on safe boot registry keys. Often used by attacker to prevent safeboot execution of security products

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1562.001 · Disable or Modify Tools
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Mon Aug 08windows