Rule Library

Sigma Rules

3,132 rules found for "sigma"

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

Possible Privilege Escalation via Weak Service Permissions

Detection of sc.exe utility spawning by user with Medium integrity level to change service ImagePath or FailureCommand

WindowsProcess Creation
Teymur KheirkhabarovSat Oct 26windows
Detectionlowtest

New Service Creation Using Sc.EXE

Detects the creation of a new service using the "sc.exe" utility.

WindowsProcess Creation
Timur Zinniatullin+2Mon Feb 20windows
Detectionmediumtest

Service StartupType Change Via Sc.EXE

Detect the use of "sc.exe" to change the startup type of a service to "disabled" or "demand"

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

New Kernel Driver Via SC.EXE

Detects creation of a new service (kernel driver) with the type "kernel"

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jul 14windows
Detectionlowtest

Interesting Service Enumeration Via Sc.EXE

Detects the enumeration and query of interesting and in some cases sensitive services on the system via "sc.exe". Attackers often try to enumerate the services currently running on a system in order to find different attack vectors.

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan PoudelMon Feb 12windows
Detectionhightest

Allow Service Access Using Security Descriptor Tampering Via Sc.EXE

Detects suspicious DACL modifications to allow access to a service from a suspicious trustee. This can be used to override access restrictions set by previous ACLs.

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

Deny Service Access Using Security Descriptor Tampering Via Sc.EXE

Detects suspicious DACL modifications to deny access to a service that affects critical trustees. This can be used to hide services or make them unstoppable.

WindowsProcess Creation
Jonhnathan Ribeiro+1Fri Oct 16windows
Detectionhightest

Service DACL Abuse To Hide Services Via Sc.EXE

Detects usage of the "sc.exe" utility adding a new service with special permission seen used by threat actors which makes the service hidden and unremovable.

WindowsProcess Creation
Andreas HunkelerMon Dec 20windows
Detectionmediumtest

Service Security Descriptor Tampering Via Sc.EXE

Detection of sc.exe utility adding a new service with special permission which hides that service.

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

Suspicious Service Path Modification

Detects service path modification via the "sc" binary to a suspicious command or path

WindowsProcess Creation
Victor Sergeev+2Mon Oct 21windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Persistence Attempt Via Existing Service Tampering

Detects the modification of an existing service in order to execute an arbitrary payload when the service is started or killed as a potential method for persistence.

WindowsProcess Creation
SreemanTue Sep 29windows
Detectionlowtest

Stop Windows Service Via Sc.EXE

Detects the stopping of a Windows service via the "sc.exe" utility

WindowsProcess Creation
Jakob Weinzettl+2Sun Mar 05windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Shim Database Persistence via Sdbinst.EXE

Detects installation of a new shim using sdbinst.exe. Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by application shims

WindowsProcess Creation
Markus NeisWed Jan 16windows
Detectionmediumtest

Uncommon Extension Shim Database Installation Via Sdbinst.EXE

Detects installation of a potentially suspicious new shim with an uncommon extension using sdbinst.exe. Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by application shims

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Sdclt Child Processes

A General detection for sdclt spawning new processes. This could be an indicator of sdclt being used for bypass UAC techniques.

WindowsProcess Creation
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g)+1Sat May 02windows
Detectionhightest

Sdiagnhost Calling Suspicious Child Process

Detects sdiagnhost.exe calling a suspicious child process (e.g. used in exploits for Follina / CVE-2022-30190)

WindowsProcess Creation
kostastsaleWed Jun 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Suspicious Activity Using SeCEdit

Detects potential suspicious behaviour using secedit.exe. Such as exporting or modifying the security policy

WindowsProcess Creation
Janantha MarasingheFri Nov 18windows
Detectionlowexperimental

NodeJS Execution of JavaScript File

Detects execution of JavaScript or JSC files using NodeJs binary node.exe, that could be potentially suspicious. Node.js is a popular open-source JavaScript runtime that runs code outside browsers and is widely used for both frontend and backend development. Adversaries have been observed abusing Node.js to disguise malware as legitimate processes, evade security defenses, and maintain persistence within target systems. Because Node.js is commonly used, this rule may generate false positives in some environments. However, if such activity is unusual in your environment, it is highly suspicious and warrants immediate investigation.

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Mon Apr 21windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Serv-U Process Pattern

Detects a suspicious process pattern which could be a sign of an exploited Serv-U service

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Wed Jul 14windows
Detectionhightest

Uncommon Child Process Of Setres.EXE

Detects uncommon child process of Setres.EXE. Setres.EXE is a Windows server only process and tool that can be used to set the screen resolution. It can potentially be abused in order to launch any arbitrary file with a name containing the word "choice" from the current execution path.

WindowsProcess Creation
@gott_cyber+1Sun Dec 11windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential SPN Enumeration Via Setspn.EXE

Detects service principal name (SPN) enumeration used for Kerberoasting

WindowsProcess Creation
Markus Neis+1Wed Nov 14windows
Detectionmediumtest

Setup16.EXE Execution With Custom .Lst File

Detects the execution of "Setup16.EXE" and old installation utility with a custom ".lst" file. These ".lst" file can contain references to external program that "Setup16.EXE" will execute. Attackers and adversaries might leverage this as a living of the land utility.

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautSun Dec 01windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

Indirect Command Execution via SFTP ProxyCommand

Detects the use of SFTP.exe to execute commands indirectly via ProxyCommand parameter. Threat actors were seen leveraging this legitimate Windows binary to bypass security controls and execute arbitrary commands while evading detection.

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Mon Apr 27windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Execution of Shutdown

Use of the commandline to shutdown or reboot windows

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautSat Jan 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Execution of Shutdown to Log Out

Detects the rare use of the command line tool shutdown to logoff a user

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautSat Oct 01windows
Detectionmediumtest

Uncommon Sigverif.EXE Child Process

Detects uncommon child processes spawning from "sigverif.exe", which could indicate potential abuse of the latter as a living of the land binary in order to proxy execution.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Aug 19windows
Detectionmediumtest

Uncommon Child Processes Of SndVol.exe

Detects potentially uncommon child processes of SndVol.exe (the Windows volume mixer)

WindowsProcess Creation
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)Fri Jun 09windows
Detectionmediumtest

Audio Capture via SoundRecorder

Detect attacker collecting audio via SoundRecorder application.

WindowsProcess Creation
E.M. Anhaus (originally from Atomic Blue Detections+2Thu Oct 24windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Suspicious Speech Runtime Binary Child Process

Detects suspicious Speech Runtime Binary Execution by monitoring its child processes. Child processes spawned by SpeechRuntime.exe could indicate an attempt for lateral movement via COM & DCOM hijacking.

WindowsProcess Creation
andrewdanisThu Oct 23windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Splwow64 Without Params

Detects suspicious Splwow64.exe process without any command line parameters

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 23windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Spool Service Child Process

Detects suspicious print spool service (spoolsv.exe) child processes.

WindowsProcess Creation
Justin C.+1Sun Jul 11windows
Detectionmediumtest

Veeam Backup Database Suspicious Query

Detects potentially suspicious SQL queries using SQLCmd targeting the Veeam backup databases in order to steal information.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu May 04windows
Detectionhightest

VeeamBackup Database Credentials Dump Via Sqlcmd.EXE

Detects dump of credentials in VeeamBackup dbo

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautMon Dec 20windows
Detectionhightest

SQLite Chromium Profile Data DB Access

Detect usage of the "sqlite" binary to query databases in Chromium-based browsers for potential data stealing.

WindowsProcess Creation
TropChaudMon Dec 19windows
Detectionhightest

SQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access

Detect usage of the "sqlite" binary to query databases in Firefox and other Gecko-based browsers for potential data stealing.

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautFri Apr 08windows
Detectionmediumtest

Arbitrary File Download Via Squirrel.EXE

Detects the usage of the "Squirrel.exe" to download arbitrary files. This binary is part of multiple Electron based software installations (Slack, Teams, Discord, etc.)

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+3Thu Jun 09windows
Detectionmediumtest

Process Proxy Execution Via Squirrel.EXE

Detects the usage of the "Squirrel.exe" binary to execute arbitrary processes. This binary is part of multiple Electron based software installations (Slack, Teams, Discord, etc.)

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+3Thu Jun 09windows
Detectionmediumtest

Port Forwarding Activity Via SSH.EXE

Detects port forwarding activity via SSH.exe

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Oct 12windows
Detectionmediumtest

Program Executed Using Proxy/Local Command Via SSH.EXE

Detect usage of the "ssh.exe" binary as a proxy to launch other programs.

WindowsProcess Creation
François Hubaut+1Thu Dec 29windows
Detectionhightest

Potential RDP Tunneling Via SSH

Execution of ssh.exe to perform data exfiltration and tunneling through RDP

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Oct 12windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Amazon SSM Agent Hijacking

Detects potential Amazon SSM agent hijack attempts as outlined in the Mitiga research report.

WindowsProcess Creation
Muhammad FaisalWed Aug 02windows
Detectionhightest

Execution via stordiag.exe

Detects the use of stordiag.exe to execute schtasks.exe systeminfo.exe and fltmc.exe

WindowsProcess Creation
Austin SongerThu Oct 21windows
Detectionmediumtest

Start of NT Virtual DOS Machine

Ntvdm.exe allows the execution of 16-bit Windows applications on 32-bit Windows operating systems, as well as the execution of both 16-bit and 32-bit DOS applications

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautSat Jul 16windows
Detectionhightest

Abused Debug Privilege by Arbitrary Parent Processes

Detection of unusual child processes by different system processes

WindowsProcess Creation
Semanur Guneysu+1Wed Oct 28windows
Detectionmediumtest

User Added to Local Administrators Group

Detects addition of users to the local administrator group via "Net" or "Add-LocalGroupMember".

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Fri Aug 12windows
Detectionhightest

User Added To Highly Privileged Group

Detects addition of users to highly privileged groups via "Net" or "Add-LocalGroupMember".

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Feb 23windows
Detectionhightest

User Added to Remote Desktop Users Group

Detects addition of users to the local Remote Desktop Users group via "Net" or "Add-LocalGroupMember".

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Dec 06windows
Detectionmediumtest

Execute From Alternate Data Streams

Detects execution from an Alternate Data Stream (ADS). Adversaries may use NTFS file attributes to hide their malicious data in order to evade detection

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautWed Sep 01windows