Detections

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

3,120 detections

The following analytic identifies instances where a Duo administrator creates or updates a policy to explicitly deny user access within the Duo environment. It detects this behavior by searching Duo administrator activity logs for policy creation or update actions where the authentication status is set to "Deny access." By correlating these events with user and admin details, the analytic highlights potential misuse or malicious changes to access policies. This behavior is critical for a SOC to monitor, as unauthorized or suspicious denial of access policies can indicate insider threats, account compromise, or attempts to disrupt legitimate user access. The impact of such an attack may include denial of service to critical accounts, disruption of business operations, or the masking of further malicious activity by preventing targeted users from accessing resources. Early detection enables rapid investigation and remediation to maintain organizational security and availability.
Splunk Security@SplunkSecurity
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Splunk Security Content
1 year ago
1040
This detection identifies when all virtual machines on an ESXi host are abruptly terminated, which may indicate malicious activity such as a deliberate denial-of-service, ransomware staging, or an attempt to destroy critical workloads. The rule specifically looks for `pkill -9 vmx-*` or `esxcli` commands used to kill VM processes.
Splunk Security@SplunkSecurity
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Splunk Security Content
1 year ago
3068
The following analytic identifies the execution of the Windows shutdown command via the command line interface. It leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on process names and command-line arguments. This activity is significant because attackers may use the shutdown command to erase tracks, cause disruption, or ensure changes take effect after installing backdoors. If confirmed malicious, this activity could lead to system downtime, denial of service, or evasion of security tools, impacting the overall security posture of the network.
Splunk Security@SplunkSecurity
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Splunk Security Content
1 year ago
4046
The analytic identifies the execution of the Windows command line to reboot a host machine using "shutdown.exe" with specific parameters. This detection leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on process names and command-line arguments. This activity is significant as it is often associated with advanced persistent threats (APTs) and remote access trojans (RATs) like dcrat, which may use system reboots to disrupt operations, aid in system destruction, or inhibit recovery. If confirmed malicious, this could lead to system downtime, data loss, or hindered incident response efforts.
Splunk Security@SplunkSecurity
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Splunk Security Content
1 year ago
1042
Detects a wide range of indicators of compromise (IOCs) and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with SafePay ransomware, including specific command lines, persistence mechanisms, defense evasion techniques, and host-based artifacts.
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Chaitanya B B@mralien
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Detections.ai Community
1 year ago
4649
This detection identifies attempts to delete volume shadow copies using common utilities like vssadmin, wmic, or PowerShell. This is a technique frequently used by ransomware before encryption to prevent easy restoration of files.
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Anoozilla HunterX@AnoozillaHunterX
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Detections.ai Community
1 year ago
2140
Detects the suspicious loading of `vss_ps.dll` by executables that are not typically associated with the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). This DLL is often abused by attackers to delete or manipulate shadow copies, which can hinder forensic investigations and data recovery efforts, commonly seen in ransomware attacks or other destructive operations. The rule filters out known legitimate processes and common program file locations to reduce false positives.
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SigmaHQ Detections@sigmaHQ
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SigmaHQ
1 year ago
1038
Detects command-line patterns associated with the execution of the BiBi Wiper, used by the threat actor Void Manticore. This includes deleting shadow copies and disabling system recovery features.
Gopi Krishna@Gopikrishna12
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Detections.ai Community
1 year ago
5077
Detects Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the Pay2Key ransomware campaign as reported by Morphisec in mid-2025. This includes specific file hashes, defense evasion techniques like adding Defender exclusions, sandbox evasion, and specific file artifacts.
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Chaitanya B B@mralien
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Detections.ai Community
1 year ago
3544
The following analytic detects a blocked connection event by identifying a "Block" value in the action field. It leverages logs from Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense devices. This activity is significant as it can identify attempts from users or applications initiating network connection to explicitly or implicitly blocked range or zones. If confirmed malicious, attackers could be attempting to perform a forbidden action on the network such as data exfiltration, lateral movement, or network disruption.
Splunk Security@SplunkSecurity
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Splunk Security Content
1 year ago
2052
Detects host-based and network activity associated with the RondoDox botnet, including defense evasion, system sabotage, persistence, and known IOCs.
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Chaitanya B B@mralien
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Detections.ai Community
1 year ago
0327
KQL Query from file: Storm 1811 SE Attack Detection
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Steven Lim@KQLWizard
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SlimKQL
1 year ago
135137
This detection identifies when Microsoft Copilot Studio agents are created in your organization's tenant. This activity is significant as the default behavior in Copilot agent creation is to configure a new service principal with cloud app administrator role.

Copilot agents can be found in the Microsoft Admin Portal https://admin.microsoft.com/Adminportal/Home#/copilot/agents
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Alex ‎@ramz
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Detections.ai Community
1 year ago
161191
KQL Query from file: DEVMAN ransomware detection
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Steven Lim@KQLWizard
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SlimKQL
1 year ago
9290
DEVMAN Ransomware Detection
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alexandre paquette@kramtoux
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Detections.ai Community
1 year ago
7259
Analyze Mail Bomb Attack by ISP
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Steven Lim@KQLWizard
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SlimKQL
1 year ago
9189
Detects a suspicious process recursively deleting or overwriting a high volume of executable files (.exe, .sys, .dll) on a Windows host, leveraging Sysmon Event IDs 23 and 26. This behavior is commonly associated with destructive malware such as CaddyWiper, DoubleZero, and SwiftSlicer.
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Yolanda Icepa@yicepa
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Detections.ai Community
1 year ago
32133
KQL Query from file: DefenderXDR - Devman Ransomware Detection
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Dylan Evans@decksy
Dexter's Laboratory
1 year ago
1064
KQL Query
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Steven Lim@KQLWizard
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SlimKQL
1 year ago
110154
KQL Query
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Steven Lim@KQLWizard
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SlimKQL
1 year ago
100114
This query visualises total emails with Spam detections over time by various Spam Detection technologies/controls.
Azure Sentinel@AzureSentinel
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AzureSentinel
1 year ago
0059
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