Rule Library

Sigma Rules

1,414 rules found for "Nextron Systems"

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

PowerShell Set-Acl On Windows Folder

Detects PowerShell scripts to set the ACL to a file in the Windows folder

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Oct 18windows
Detectionmediumtest

Service StartupType Change Via PowerShell Set-Service

Detects the use of the PowerShell "Set-Service" cmdlet to change the startup type of a service to "disabled" or "manual"

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sat Mar 04windows
Detectionhightest

Exchange PowerShell Snap-Ins Usage

Detects adding and using Exchange PowerShell snap-ins to export mailbox data. As seen used by HAFNIUM and APT27

WindowsProcess Creation
FPT.EagleEye+1Wed Mar 03windows
Detectionlowtest

Stop Windows Service Via PowerShell Stop-Service

Detects the stopping of a Windows service via the PowerShell Cmdlet "Stop-Service"

WindowsProcess Creation
Jakob Weinzettl+2Sun Mar 05windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious PowerShell Download and Execute Pattern

Detects suspicious PowerShell download patterns that are often used in malicious scripts, stagers or downloaders (make sure that your backend applies the strings case-insensitive)

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Feb 28windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious PowerShell Parameter Substring

Detects suspicious PowerShell invocation with a parameter substring

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Wed Jan 16windows
Detectionmediumtest

PowerShell Script Run in AppData

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

WindowsProcess Creation
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
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
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue May 24windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious XOR Encoded PowerShell Command

Detects presence of a potentially xor encoded powershell command

WindowsProcess Creation
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 08windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - 3Proxy Execution

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

WindowsProcess Creation
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
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Feb 26windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - AdvancedRun Execution

Detects the execution of AdvancedRun utility

WindowsProcess Creation
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
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Jan 20windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - Advanced IP Scanner Execution

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

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue May 12windows
Detectionmediumtest

PUA - Advanced Port Scanner Execution

Detects the use of Advanced Port Scanner.

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

PUA - Chisel Tunneling Tool Execution

Detects usage of the Chisel tunneling tool via the commandline arguments

WindowsProcess Creation
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
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
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
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
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
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Oct 08windows
Detectionhighexperimental

PUA - Memory Dump Mount Via MemProcFS

Detects execution of MemProcFS a memory forensics tool with the '-device' parameter. MemProcFS mounts physical memory as a virtual file system, allowing direct access to process memory and system structures. Threat actors were seen abusing this utility to mount memory dumps and then extract sensitive information from processes like LSASS or extract registry hives to obtain credentials, LSA secrets, SAM data, and cached domain credentials. MemProcFS usage that is not part of authorized forensic analysis should be treated as suspicious and warrants further investigation.

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Mon Apr 27windows
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
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
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
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
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
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
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Oct 08windows
Detectionhightest

PUA - NSudo Execution

Detects the use of NSudo tool for command execution

WindowsProcess Creation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Dec 02windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Python One-Liners with Base64 Decoding

Detects Python one-liners that use base64 decoding functions in command line executions. Malicious scripts or attackers often use python one-liners to decode and execute base64-encoded payloads, which is a common technique for obfuscation and evasion.

WindowsProcess Creation
Hugh Ryan (HueCodes)+1Mon Mar 09windows
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
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Jan 02windows
Detectionhightest

Python Spawning Pretty TTY on Windows

Detects python spawning a pretty tty

WindowsProcess Creation
Nextron SystemsFri Jun 03windows