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Explore public detection logic contributed by the community across SIEM and rule languages.

8,407 detections

Detects a specific User Account Control (UAC) bypass technique that involves modifying the msconfig GUI. This rule specifically looks for the creation of a file named 'pkgmgr.exe' within a user's temporary directory, which is a known indicator for the UACMe bypass method 55.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0021
Detects attempts to modify Group Policy settings related to system behavior or security features by analyzing PowerShell script block logs. This rule specifically looks for modifications to registry paths associated with Group Policy settings, such as refresh times or SmartScreen configurations, which could indicate an adversary attempting to establish persistence, evade defenses, or escalate privileges.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0021
This rule detects PowerShell scripts that query WMI for service information, specifically looking for the 'Win32_Service' class and requesting 'Name', 'DisplayName', 'PathName', and 'StartMode' properties. This activity is often associated with reconnaissance for unquoted service path vulnerabilities, a common technique used by penetration testers and attackers for privilege escalation.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0021
Detects specific command-line patterns associated with Empire PowerShell UAC bypass methods. These patterns involve PowerShell commands designed to retrieve and execute content from the 'Update' registry key within 'HKCU:Software\Microsoft\Windows Update', which is a known technique used by Empire for privilege escalation.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
2021
This rule detects the use of weak or commonly abused passwords directly within command-line interfaces. Threat actors often use this method to create new user accounts with easily guessable or known compromised passwords. The rule specifically looks for a predefined list of weak passwords appearing in the command line of a process creation event.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
1021
This rule detects the highly unusual activity of 'svchost.exe' being spawned without any command-line arguments. This behavior is often indicative of a malicious process injecting code into the 'svchost.exe' memory space, leveraging a legitimate system process to evade detection. The rule specifically filters out known legitimate instances where 'svchost.exe' might appear without arguments, such as when spawned by 'rpcnet.exe' or 'rpcnetp.exe'.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
1021
Detects process access to 'verclsid.exe' that involves injecting shellcode, originating from a Microsoft Office application or VBA macro. This behavior is indicative of malicious activity, potentially leveraging 'verclsid.exe' for defense evasion and privilege escalation.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
Detects an exploitation attempt of the SystemNightmare vulnerability, which aims to obtain a shell with LOCAL_SYSTEM privileges. The rule specifically looks for command-line arguments associated with known exploitation tools or techniques related to SystemNightmare, such as references to 'printnightmare.gentilkiwi.com', '/user:gentilguest', or 'Kiwi Legit Printer'.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
1020
Detects a suspicious DLL load by an "svchost" process based on location and name that might be related to ColdSteel RAT. This DLL location and name has been seen used by ColdSteel as the service DLL for its persistence mechanism.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
Detects the creation of new Windows services with specific names ('Name', 'msupdate', 'msupdate2') and an ImagePath containing '\Windows\System32\svchost.exe'. This pattern is associated with the COLDSTEEL RAT for persistence.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
Detects the creation of a registry value in the ".wav\OpenWithProgIds" key with an uncommon name. This activity is associated with the SNAKE malware, as reported by CISA, which uses this technique for persistence.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
Detects the creation of a scheduled task by monitoring file creation events in the standard Windows scheduled task directories. This rule specifically looks for new files being written to ':\Windows\System32\Tasks\', ':\Windows\SysWOW64\Tasks\', and ':\Windows\Tasks\', which are common locations for scheduled task definitions.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
This rule detects anomalous behavior based on suspicious sign-in activity across multiple tenants from different countries in the same browser. This indicates a potential compromise of user credentials or an attempt to bypass authentication mechanisms.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
Detects the usage of the 'crontab' utility with the '-r' flag to remove the current user's crontab. This activity can be indicative of an adversary attempting to remove scheduled tasks for defense evasion or to eliminate competition, such as in the case of cryptocurrency miners.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
1020
Detects "read access" requests on the services registry key. Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking the Registry entries used by services. Adversaries may use flaws in the permissions for Registry keys related to services to redirect from the originally specified executable to one that they control, in order to launch their own code when a service starts.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
1020
This rule detects the installation of the 'Remote Utilities - Host' service on a Windows system. It specifically looks for Event ID 7045 from the 'Service Control Manager' provider, which indicates a service installation. The detection is further refined by checking for the presence of 'rutserv.exe' and '-service' in the ImagePath, or the exact service name 'Remote Utilities - Host'. This activity is often associated with remote access tools, which can be used legitimately for IT administration but also by adversaries for persistence and remote control.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
This rule detects the creation of new Windows services with suspicious or uncommon image paths. It specifically looks for paths containing references to named pipes, common temporary directories like `Users\Public\` or `Windows\Temp\`, or image paths that include patterns indicative of encoded PowerShell commands (e.g., `-e` followed by specific base64 encoded strings). This behavior is often associated with adversaries establishing persistence or escalating privileges by creating malicious services.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
Detects the installation of a new Windows service where the executable path contains suspicious patterns, specifically executables located directly under 'ProgramData' or the root of the C: drive with a short, potentially obfuscated name (e.g., 'C:\ProgramData\.{1,9}\.exe' or 'C:\.{1,9}\.exe'). This pattern is often used by malware for persistence and to evade detection by hiding in less common locations.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
Detects potential DLL hijack of "iertutil.dll" found in the DCOM InternetExplorer.Application Class over the network. This rule specifically looks for file events where the 'System' process is writing to 'iertutil.dll' within the 'Internet Explorer' directory, which could indicate an attempt to replace or modify a legitimate DLL for malicious purposes, potentially leveraging DCOM for remote execution.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
This rule detects the creation of a batch file by PowerShell, specifically looking for files ending with '.bat' when the creating process is 'powershell.exe' or 'pwsh.exe'. This behavior is indicative of the Powerup tool's 'Write Hijack DLL' functionality, which creates a self-deleting batch file (often named 'debug.bat') to execute malicious commands for DLL hijacking and privilege escalation.
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
1020
Detects the creation of new PowerShell module files (e.g., .psm1, .psd1, .dll, .ps1) within standard PowerShell module directories. This activity can indicate an adversary attempting to establish persistence or load malicious modules.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
2 years ago
0020
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