Rule Library

Sigma Rules

3,332 rules found

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

Winget Admin Settings Modification

Detects changes to the AppInstaller (winget) admin settings. Such as enabling local manifest installations or disabling installer hash checks

WindowsRegistry Set
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0003 · Persistence
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Apr 17windows
Detectionmediumtest

Enable Local Manifest Installation With Winget

Detects changes to the AppInstaller (winget) policy. Specifically the activation of the local manifest installation, which allows a user to install new packages via custom manifests.

WindowsRegistry Set
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0003 · Persistence
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Mon Apr 17windows
Detectionmediumtest

Winlogon AllowMultipleTSSessions Enable

Detects when the 'AllowMultipleTSSessions' value is enabled. Which allows for multiple Remote Desktop connection sessions to be opened at once. This is often used by attacker as a way to connect to an RDP session without disconnecting the other users

WindowsRegistry Set
TA0003 · PersistenceTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1112 · Modify Registry
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Sep 09windows
Detectionhightest

Winlogon Notify Key Logon Persistence

Adversaries may abuse features of Winlogon to execute DLLs and/or executables when a user logs in. Winlogon.exe is a Windows component responsible for actions at logon/logoff as well as the secure attention sequence (SAS) triggered by Ctrl-Alt-Delete.

WindowsRegistry Set
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0003 · PersistenceT1547.004 · Winlogon Helper DLL
François HubautThu Dec 30windows
Detectionmediumtest

Sysmon Configuration Change

Detects a Sysmon configuration change, which could be the result of a legitimate reconfiguration or someone trying manipulate the configuration

Windowssysmon
TA0005 · Defense Evasion
François HubautWed Jan 12windows
Detectionhightest

Sysmon Configuration Error

Detects when an adversary is trying to hide it's action from Sysmon logging based on error messages

Windowssysmon_error
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1564 · Hide Artifacts
François HubautFri Jun 04windows
Detectionhightest

Sysmon Configuration Modification

Detects when an attacker tries to hide from Sysmon by disabling or stopping it

Windowssysmon_status
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1564 · Hide Artifacts
François HubautFri Jun 04windows
Detectionhightest

Sysmon Blocked Executable

Triggers on any Sysmon "FileBlockExecutable" event, which indicates a violation of the configured block policy

Windowssysmon
TA0005 · Defense Evasion
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Aug 16windows
Detectionhightest

Sysmon Blocked File Shredding

Triggers on any Sysmon "FileBlockShredding" event, which indicates a violation of the configured shredding policy.

Windowssysmon
TA0005 · Defense Evasion
François HubautThu Jul 20windows
Detectionmediumtest

Sysmon File Executable Creation Detected

Triggers on any Sysmon "FileExecutableDetected" event, which triggers every time a PE that is monitored by the config is created.

Windowssysmon
TA0005 · Defense Evasion
François HubautThu Jul 20windows
Detectionmediumtest

WMI Event Subscription

Detects creation of WMI event subscription persistence method

WindowsWMI Event
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0003 · PersistenceT1546.003 · Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription
Tom UeltschiSat Jan 12windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Encoded Scripts in a WMI Consumer

Detects suspicious encoded payloads in WMI Event Consumers

WindowsWMI Event
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0002 · ExecutionT1047 · Windows Management InstrumentationTA0003 · Persistence+1
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Wed Sep 01windows
Detectionhightest

Suspicious Scripting in a WMI Consumer

Detects suspicious commands that are related to scripting/powershell in WMI Event Consumers

WindowsWMI Event
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.005 · Visual Basic
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Mon Apr 15windows
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

CVE-2010-5278 Exploitation Attempt

MODx manager - Local File Inclusion:Directory traversal vulnerability in manager/controllers/default/resource/tvs.php in MODx Revolution 2.0.2-pl, and possibly earlier, when magic_quotes_gpc is disabled, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the class_key parameter.

Web Server Log
TA0001 · Initial AccessT1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Applicationcve.2010-5278detection.emerging-threats
Subhash PopuriWed Aug 252010
Emerging Threathightest

Rejetto HTTP File Server RCE

Detects attempts to exploit a Rejetto HTTP File Server (HFS) via CVE-2014-6287

Web Server Log
TA0003 · PersistenceTA0001 · Initial AccessT1190 · Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1505.003 · Web Shell+2
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Tue Jul 192014
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

ZxShell Malware

Detects a ZxShell start by the called and well-known function name

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.003 · Windows Command ShellTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218.011 · Rundll32+3
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Thu Jul 202014
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Turla Group Lateral Movement

Detects automated lateral movement by Turla group

WindowsProcess Creation
G0010 · G0010TA0002 · ExecutionT1059 · Command and Scripting InterpreterTA0008 · Lateral Movement+5
Markus NeisTue Nov 072014
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Turla Group Commands May 2020

Detects commands used by Turla group as reported by ESET in May 2020

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0003 · PersistenceTA0005 · Defense EvasionG0010 · G0010+5
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue May 262014
Emerging Threatmediumtest

Exploit for CVE-2017-0261

Detects Winword starting uncommon sub process FLTLDR.exe as used in exploits for CVE-2017-0261 and CVE-2017-0262

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1203 · Exploitation for Client ExecutionT1204.002 · Malicious FileTA0001 · Initial Access+3
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Feb 222017
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Exploit for CVE-2017-8759

Detects Winword starting uncommon sub process csc.exe as used in exploits for CVE-2017-8759

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1203 · Exploitation for Client ExecutionT1204.002 · Malicious FileTA0001 · Initial Access+3
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Sep 152017
Emerging Threathightest

Adwind RAT / JRAT

Detects javaw.exe in AppData folder as used by Adwind / JRAT

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionT1059.005 · Visual BasicT1059.007 · JavaScriptdetection.emerging-threats
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+3Fri Nov 102017
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

CosmicDuke Service Installation

Detects the installation of a service named "javamtsup" on the system. The CosmicDuke info stealer uses Windows services typically named "javamtsup" for persistence.

Windowssecurity
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0002 · ExecutionTA0003 · PersistenceT1543.003 · Windows Service+2
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Mon Mar 272017
Emerging Threathightest

Fireball Archer Install

Detects Archer malware invocation via rundll32

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218.011 · Rundll32detection.emerging-threats
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Jun 032017
Emerging Threathightest

Malware Shellcode in Verclsid Target Process

Detects a process access to verclsid.exe that injects shellcode from a Microsoft Office application / VBA macro

WindowsProcess Access
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0004 · Privilege EscalationT1055 · Process Injectiondetection.emerging-threats
John Lambert (tech)+1Sat Mar 042017
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

NotPetya Ransomware Activity

Detects NotPetya ransomware activity in which the extracted passwords are passed back to the main module via named pipe, the file system journal of drive C is deleted and Windows eventlogs are cleared using wevtutil

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1218.011 · Rundll32T1070.001 · Clear Windows Event LogsTA0006 · Credential Access+3
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Wed Jan 162017
Emerging Threathightest

Potential PlugX Activity

Detects the execution of an executable that is typically used by PlugX for DLL side loading starting from an uncommon location

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0003 · PersistenceS0013 · S0013TA0005 · Defense Evasion+2
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Jun 122017
Emerging Threathightest

StoneDrill Service Install

This method detects a service install of the malicious Microsoft Network Realtime Inspection Service service described in StoneDrill report by Kaspersky

Windowssystem
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0003 · PersistenceG0064 · G0064T1543.003 · Windows Service+1
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Tue Mar 072017
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

WannaCry Ransomware Activity

Detects WannaCry ransomware activity

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0008 · Lateral MovementT1210 · Exploitation of Remote ServicesTA0007 · DiscoveryT1083 · File and Directory Discovery+6
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+3Wed Jan 162017
Emerging Threathightest

Potential APT10 Cloud Hopper Activity

Detects potential process and execution activity related to APT10 Cloud Hopper operation

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0002 · ExecutionG0045 · G0045T1059.005 · Visual Basicdetection.emerging-threats
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Apr 072017
Emerging Threathightest

Ps.exe Renamed SysInternals Tool

Detects renamed SysInternals tool execution with a binary named ps.exe as used by Dragonfly APT group and documented in TA17-293A report

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionG0035 · DragonflyT1036.003 · Rename System Utilities2013-05-009 · CAR 2013-05-009+1
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sun Oct 222017
Emerging Threathightest

Equation Group C2 Communication

Detects communication to C2 servers mentioned in the operational notes of the ShadowBroker leak of EquationGroup C2 tools

Firewall
TA0010 · ExfiltrationTA0011 · Command and ControlG0020 · G0020T1041 · Exfiltration Over C2 Channel+1
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sat Apr 152017
Emerging Threathightest

Lazarus System Binary Masquerading

Detects binaries used by the Lazarus group which use system names but are executed and launched from non-default location

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionT1036.005 · Match Legitimate Name or Locationdetection.emerging-threats
Trent Liffick+1Wed Jun 032017
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Pandemic Registry Key

Detects Pandemic Windows Implant

WindowsRegistry Event
TA0011 · Command and ControlT1105 · Ingress Tool Transferdetection.emerging-threats
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Jun 012017
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Turla Group Named Pipes

Detects a named pipe used by Turla group samples

WindowsNamed Pipe Created
G0010 · G0010TA0002 · ExecutionT1106 · Native APIdetection.emerging-threats
Markus NeisMon Nov 062017
Emerging Threathightest

Turla Service Install

This method detects a service install of malicious services mentioned in Carbon Paper - Turla report by ESET

Windowssystem
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0003 · PersistenceG0010 · G0010T1543.003 · Windows Service+1
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Mar 312017
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Turla PNG Dropper Service

This method detects malicious services mentioned in Turla PNG dropper report by NCC Group in November 2018

Windowssystem
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0003 · PersistenceG0010 · G0010T1543.003 · Windows Service+1
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Fri Nov 232017
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Fortinet CVE-2018-13379 Exploitation

Detects CVE-2018-13379 exploitation attempt against Fortinet SSL VPNs

Web Server Log
TA0001 · Initial AccessT1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Applicationcve.2018-13379detection.emerging-threats
Bhabesh RajTue Dec 082018
Emerging Threatmediumtest

SSHD Error Message CVE-2018-15473

Detects exploitation attempt using public exploit code for CVE-2018-15473

Linuxsshd
TA0043 · ReconnaissanceT1589 · Gather Victim Identity Informationcve.2018-15473detection.emerging-threats
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Thu Aug 242018
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Oracle WebLogic Exploit

Detects access to a webshell dropped into a keystore folder on the WebLogic server

Web Server Log
T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationTA0001 · Initial AccessTA0003 · PersistenceT1505.003 · Web Shell+2
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Sun Jul 222018
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

Elise Backdoor Activity

Detects Elise backdoor activity used by APT32

WindowsProcess Creation
G0030 · G0030G0050 · APT32S0081 · S0081TA0002 · Execution+2
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+1Wed Jan 312018
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

APT27 - Emissary Panda Activity

Detects the execution of DLL side-loading malware used by threat group Emissary Panda aka APT27

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0003 · PersistenceTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1574.001 · DLL Search Order Hijacking+2
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Mon Sep 032018
Emerging Threathightest

Sofacy Trojan Loader Activity

Detects Trojan loader activity as used by APT28

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0002 · ExecutionG0007 · APT28T1059.003 · Windows Command Shell+3
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+2Thu Mar 012018
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

OceanLotus Registry Activity

Detects registry keys created in OceanLotus (also known as APT32) attacks

WindowsRegistry Event
TA0003 · PersistenceTA0005 · Defense EvasionT1112 · Modify Registrydetection.emerging-threats
megan201296+1Sun Apr 142018
Emerging Threathightest

Potential MuddyWater APT Activity

Detects potential Muddywater APT activity

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0005 · Defense EvasionTA0002 · ExecutionG0069 · G0069detection.emerging-threats
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Fri Mar 102018
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

OilRig APT Activity

Detects OilRig activity as reported by Nyotron in their March 2018 report

WindowsProcess Creation
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0002 · ExecutionTA0003 · PersistenceG0049 · G0049+8
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+4Fri Mar 232018
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

OilRig APT Registry Persistence

Detects OilRig registry persistence as reported by Nyotron in their March 2018 report

WindowsRegistry Event
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0002 · ExecutionTA0003 · PersistenceG0049 · G0049+8
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+4Fri Mar 232018
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

OilRig APT Schedule Task Persistence - Security

Detects OilRig schedule task persistence as reported by Nyotron in their March 2018 report

Windowssecurity
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0002 · ExecutionTA0003 · PersistenceG0049 · G0049+8
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+4Fri Mar 232018
Emerging Threatcriticaltest

OilRig APT Schedule Task Persistence - System

Detects OilRig schedule task persistence as reported by Nyotron in their March 2018 report

Windowssystem
TA0004 · Privilege EscalationTA0002 · ExecutionTA0003 · PersistenceG0049 · G0049+8
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)+4Fri Mar 232018