Rule Library

Sigma Rules

3,132 rules found for "sigma"

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

New Virtual Smart Card Created Via TpmVscMgr.EXE

Detects execution of "Tpmvscmgr.exe" to create a new virtual smart card.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jun 15windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious TSCON Start as SYSTEM

Detects a tscon.exe start as LOCAL SYSTEM

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Mar 17windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious RDP Redirect Using TSCON

Detects a suspicious RDP session redirect using tscon.exe

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Mar 17windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential RDP Session Hijacking Activity

Detects potential RDP Session Hijacking activity on Windows systems

WindowsProcess Creation
@juju4Tue Dec 27windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using ChangePK and SLUI

Detects an UAC bypass that uses changepk.exe and slui.exe (UACMe 61)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 23windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using Disk Cleanup

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using scheduled tasks and variable expansion of cleanmgr.exe (UACMe 34)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 30windows
Detectionhightest

Bypass UAC via CMSTP

Detect commandline usage of Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer (cmstp.exe) to install specially formatted local .INF files

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

CMSTP UAC Bypass via COM Object Access

Detects UAC Bypass Attempt Using Microsoft Connection Manager Profile Installer Autoelevate-capable COM Objects (e.g. UACMe ID of 41, 43, 58 or 65)

WindowsProcess Creation
Nik Seetharaman+1Wed Jul 31windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Tools Using ComputerDefaults

Detects tools such as UACMe used to bypass UAC with computerdefaults.exe (UACMe 59)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 31windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using Consent and Comctl32 - Process

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using consent.exe and comctl32.dll (UACMe 22)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 23windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using DismHost

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using DismHost DLL hijacking (UACMe 63)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 30windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using Event Viewer RecentViews

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using Event Viewer RecentViews

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Nov 22windows
Detectionhightest

Bypass UAC via Fodhelper.exe

Identifies use of Fodhelper.exe to bypass User Account Control. Adversaries use this technique to execute privileged processes.

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

UAC Bypass via Windows Firewall Snap-In Hijack

Detects attempts to bypass User Account Control (UAC) by hijacking the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Windows Firewall snap-in

WindowsProcess Creation
Tim Rauch+1Tue Sep 27windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass via ICMLuaUtil

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using ICMLuaUtil Elevated COM interface

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Tue Sep 13windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using IDiagnostic Profile

Detects the "IDiagnosticProfileUAC" UAC bypass technique

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Sun Jul 03windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using IEInstal - Process

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using IEInstal.exe (UACMe 64)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 30windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using MSConfig Token Modification - Process

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using a msconfig GUI hack (UACMe 55)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 30windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using NTFS Reparse Point - Process

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using NTFS reparse point and wusa.exe DLL hijacking (UACMe 36)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 30windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using PkgMgr and DISM

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using pkgmgr.exe and dism.exe (UACMe 23)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 23windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential UAC Bypass Via Sdclt.EXE

A General detection for sdclt being spawned as an elevated process. This could be an indicator of sdclt being used for bypass UAC techniques.

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

TrustedPath UAC Bypass Pattern

Detects indicators of a UAC bypass method by mocking directories

WindowsProcess Creation
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Aug 27windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Abusing Winsat Path Parsing - Process

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using a path parsing issue in winsat.exe (UACMe 52)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 30windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass Using Windows Media Player - Process

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass using Windows Media Player osksupport.dll (UACMe 32)

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 23windows
Detectionhightest

Bypass UAC via WSReset.exe

Detects use of WSReset.exe to bypass User Account Control (UAC). Adversaries use this technique to execute privileged processes.

WindowsProcess Creation
E.M. Anhaus (originally from Atomic Blue Detections+3Thu Oct 24windows
Detectionhightest

UAC Bypass WSReset

Detects the pattern of UAC Bypass via WSReset usable by default sysmon-config

WindowsProcess Creation
Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems)Mon Aug 23windows
Detectionmediumtest

Use of UltraVNC Remote Access Software

An adversary may use legitimate desktop support and remote access software,to establish an interactive command and control channel to target systems within networks

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautSun Oct 02windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious UltraVNC Execution

Detects suspicious UltraVNC command line flag combination that indicate a auto reconnect upon execution, e.g. startup (as seen being used by Gamaredon threat group)

WindowsProcess Creation
Bhabesh RajFri Mar 04windows
Detectionhightest

Uninstall Crowdstrike Falcon Sensor

Adversaries may disable security tools to avoid possible detection of their tools and activities by uninstalling Crowdstrike Falcon

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautMon Jul 12windows
Detectionhightest

Uncommon Userinit Child Process

Detects uncommon "userinit.exe" child processes, which could be a sign of uncommon shells or login scripts used for persistence.

WindowsProcess Creation
Tom Ueltschi+1Sat Jan 12windows
Detectionhighexperimental

User Shell Folders Registry Modification via CommandLine

Detects modifications to User Shell Folders registry values via reg.exe or PowerShell, which could indicate persistence attempts. Attackers may modify User Shell Folders registry values to point to malicious executables or scripts that will be executed during startup. This technique is often used to maintain persistence on a compromised system by ensuring that malicious payloads are executed automatically.

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Mon Jan 05windows
Detectionmediumtest

Windows Credential Manager Access via VaultCmd

List credentials currently stored in Windows Credential Manager via the native Windows utility vaultcmd.exe

WindowsProcess Creation
François HubautFri Apr 08windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

Registry Modification Attempt Via VBScript

Detects attempts to modify the registry using VBScript's CreateObject("Wscript.shell") and RegWrite methods via common LOLBINs. It could be an attempt to modify the registry for persistence without using straightforward methods like regedit.exe, reg.exe, or PowerShell. Threat Actors may use this technique to evade detection by security solutions that monitor for direct registry modifications through traditional tools.

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Wed Aug 13windows
Detectionmediumtest

Verclsid.exe Runs COM Object

Detects when verclsid.exe is used to run COM object via GUID

WindowsProcess Creation
Victor Sergeev+1Fri Oct 09windows
Detectionlowtest

Virtualbox Driver Installation or Starting of VMs

Adversaries can carry out malicious operations using a virtual instance to avoid detection. This rule is built to detect the registration of the Virtualbox driver or start of a Virtualbox VM.

WindowsProcess Creation
Janantha MarasingheSat Sep 26windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious VBoxDrvInst.exe Parameters

Detect VBoxDrvInst.exe run with parameters allowing processing INF file. This allows to create values in the registry and install drivers. For example one could use this technique to obtain persistence via modifying one of Run or RunOnce registry keys

WindowsProcess Creation
Konstantin Grishchenko+1Tue Oct 06windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Persistence Via VMwareToolBoxCmd.EXE VM State Change Script

Detects execution of the "VMwareToolBoxCmd.exe" with the "script" and "set" flag to setup a specific script to run for a specific VM state

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Jun 14windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Persistence Via VMwareToolBoxCmd.EXE VM State Change Script

Detects execution of the "VMwareToolBoxCmd.exe" with the "script" and "set" flag to setup a specific script that's located in a potentially suspicious location to run for a specific VM state

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Jun 14windows
Detectionhightest

VMToolsd Suspicious Child Process

Detects suspicious child process creations of VMware Tools process which may indicate persistence setup

WindowsProcess Creation
bohops+1Fri Oct 08windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potentially Suspicious Child Process Of VsCode

Detects uncommon or suspicious child processes spawning from a VsCode "code.exe" process. This could indicate an attempt of persistence via VsCode tasks or terminal profiles.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Jan 26windows
Detectionmediumtest

Visual Studio Code Tunnel Execution

Detects Visual Studio Code tunnel execution. Attackers can abuse this functionality to establish a C2 channel

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)+1Wed Oct 25windows
Detectionmediumtest

Visual Studio Code Tunnel Shell Execution

Detects the execution of a shell (powershell, bash, wsl...) via Visual Studio Code tunnel. Attackers can abuse this functionality to establish a C2 channel and execute arbitrary commands on the system.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Oct 25windows
Detectionhightest

Renamed Visual Studio Code Tunnel Execution

Detects renamed Visual Studio Code tunnel execution. Attackers can abuse this functionality to establish a C2 channel

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Sep 28windows
Detectionmediumtest

Visual Studio Code Tunnel Service Installation

Detects the installation of VsCode tunnel (code-tunnel) as a service.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Wed Oct 25windows
Detectionmediumtest

Potential Binary Proxy Execution Via VSDiagnostics.EXE

Detects execution of "VSDiagnostics.exe" with the "start" command in order to launch and proxy arbitrary binaries.

WindowsProcess Creation
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Thu Aug 03windows
Detectionmediumexperimental

Proxy Execution via Vshadow

Detects the invocation of vshadow.exe with the -exec parameter that executes a specified script or command after the shadow copies are created but before the VShadow tool exits. VShadow is a command-line tool that you can use to create and manage volume shadow copies. While legitimate backup or administrative scripts may use this flag, attackers can leverage this parameter to proxy the execution of malware.

WindowsProcess Creation
David FaissMon May 26windows
Detectionmediumtest

Suspicious Vsls-Agent Command With AgentExtensionPath Load

Detects Microsoft Visual Studio vsls-agent.exe lolbin execution with a suspicious library load using the --agentExtensionPath parameter

WindowsProcess Creation
bohopsSun Oct 30windows
Detectionhighexperimental

Vulnerable Driver Blocklist Registry Tampering Via CommandLine

Detects tampering of the Vulnerable Driver Blocklist registry via command line tools such as PowerShell or REG.EXE. The Vulnerable Driver Blocklist is a security feature that helps prevent the loading of known vulnerable drivers. Disabling this feature may indicate an attempt to bypass security controls, often targeted by threat actors to facilitate the installation of malicious or vulnerable drivers, particularly in scenarios involving Endpoint Detection and Response

WindowsProcess Creation
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (Nextron Systems)Mon Jan 26windows