Detections

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

40,045 detections

Hunts for sqlservr.exe spawning command shells or system utilities, a pattern consistent with xp_cmdshell abuse. It also flags later steps from a public intrusion write-up: certutil decoding, SAM, SYSTEM or SECURITY hive saves and local account or group changes.

Results are grouped per device and day and ranked by stage count. Rows can also appear without a SQL parent when two later stages occur on the same device and day.

Triage: Some jobs use xp_cmdshell legitimately. Review the command line and the account. Hunting query, not an alert.

Limitations: Activity inside the SQL process with no child process is not visible. Renamed tools, obfuscation and privilege escalation tools are not covered. Needs Defender for Endpoint on the SQL servers.
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Goksel Atakan@gokselatakan
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Hunters
24 days ago
105
This rule monitors endpoint telemetry for indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with known malicious activity. It checks for file creation, process execution, and network connections that match a defined list of malicious file hashes (SHA256, SHA1, MD5), C2 IP addresses, and malicious domains or URL patterns.
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Arnold Chan@slaz
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Hunters
1 month ago
8026
Detects the PatchAgent Stage 3 HTTP C2 protocol recovered from the decrypted shellcode: plain HTTP requests to /api/checkin, /api/cmd/, or /api/result/ combined with the hardcoded, truncated User-Agent "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)" (a real browser UA continues past this). Matching the API path plus the exact short UA keeps this durable across C2 IP rotation (observed on 46.30.188[.]99 and 185.228.83[.]217, port 8443).
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
20 days ago
001
Detects creation of sitecustomize.py, usercustomize.py, or .pth path configuration files inside a site-packages or dist-packages directory by a python or pip process. These files are automatically loaded by Python's site module on every subsequent interpreter start, allowing a malicious package installer to establish persistence that re-executes on every future Python invocation without further victim interaction.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
20 days ago
101
Detects creation of a scheduled task named "Windows Defender Advanced
Threat Protection Service" configured to run at system startup with SYSTEM privileges
and launch an executable named defender.exe. HoneyMyte (Mustang Panda) used this exact
schtasks command to establish boot persistence for the CoolClient backdoor sideloader,
masquerading the task and binary as a legitimate Windows Defender component.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
20 days ago
001
Detects an AhsayCBS / Tomcat / Java web service process spawning a
command or script interpreter. After exploiting AhsayCBS, attackers executed
shell commands through the dropped webshell to run reconnaissance and download
the XMRig payload. A backup web service should never directly spawn cmd.exe,
powershell.exe, or a Unix shell - this indicates webshell command execution.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
20 days ago
001
The following analytic detects the execution of ngrok.exe on a Windows operating system. It leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on process names and command-line arguments. This activity is significant because while ngrok is a legitimate tool for creating secure tunnels, it is increasingly used by adversaries to bypass network defenses and establish reverse proxies. If confirmed malicious, this could allow attackers to exfiltrate data, maintain persistence, or facilitate further attacks by tunneling traffic through the compromised system.
Splunk Security@SplunkSecurity
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Splunk Security Content
28 days ago
2011
Performs an IOC sweep for a known XMRig cryptojacking campaign exploiting a REDCap vulnerability (CVE-2026-90817), detecting matching network connections, file hashes, and process activities across endpoints.
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Arnold Chan@slaz
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Midnight Slayer
24 days ago
004
Performs an IOC sweep for a known XMRig cryptojacking campaign exploiting a REDCap vulnerability (CVE-2026-90817), detecting matching network connections, file hashes, and process activities across endpoints.
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Arnold Chan@slaz
Defender - KQL
24 days ago
004
Performs an IOC sweep for a known XMRig cryptojacking campaign exploiting a REDCap vulnerability (CVE-2026-90817), detecting matching network connections, file hashes, and process activities across endpoints.
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Arnold Chan@slaz
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Hunters
24 days ago
004
This rule monitors for potentially malicious use of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) binaries. It detects the execution of common command-line tools for reconnaissance, download, or lateral movement within the WSL environment, identifies the use of WSL to execute Windows 'living-off-the-land' binaries (Lolbins), and flags the installation of WSL components.
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Shadows VMB@Vemorian_Mort
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Detections.ai Community
29 days ago
10017
Sweeps endpoint telemetry for known UAC-0099 MATCHBOIL/LONEPAGE indicators: SHA256 hashes, C2 IPs, C2 domains (including subdomains), and payload/C2 URLs. Matches are limited to public outbound connections, Defender self-activity is excluded from file hits, and repeat hits are collapsed to one row per device and indicator. The lists are a subset of the 142 IOCs in the source report.
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Arnold Chan@slaz
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Detections.ai Community
28 days ago
7013
Detects network connections, process executions, file creations, and image loads associated with the UNC7017 AOMEI supply chain campaign IOC sweep, including specific malicious URLs, domains, IPs, file paths, and hashes.
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Arnold Chan@slaz
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Hunters
20 days ago
001
Detects the use of system utilities (wevtutil, PowerShell, wmic, etc.) or log-reading tools (grep, tail) for log enumeration or export when executed by processes that are not standard management or monitoring agents. This pattern is commonly associated with adversary efforts to gain situational awareness or identify security logs.
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Shadows VMB@Vemorian_Mort
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Detections.ai Community
29 days ago
3015
Detects when an SAP process opens an FTP session to a host that is not on the approved server list.
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Google SecOps@GoogleSecOps
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Google SecOps Detection Rules
20 days ago
001
A privileged SAP account attempted logons across multiple systems or clients from a single source IP address within a 6-hour window, potentially indicating credential compromise or lateral movement.
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Google SecOps@GoogleSecOps
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Google SecOps Detection Rules
20 days ago
001
Detects when a dialog user reads a restricted SAP table using generic table browser transactions such as SE11, SE16, or SE16N.
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Google SecOps@GoogleSecOps
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Google SecOps Detection Rules
20 days ago
001
This rule detects when a user executes a sensitive or restricted transaction code in an SAP system, as identified by SAP security audit logs (AU3/AU4 messages). It tracks non-excluded users performing these transactions and aggregates them over a 75-minute window.
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Google SecOps@GoogleSecOps
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Google SecOps Detection Rules
20 days ago
001
Detects the execution of the SCCM/Configuration Manager notification utility (SCNotification.exe) when it is unsigned or has an invalid/expired signature, excluding standard loaded modules from .NET and assembly directories.
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ills3c Intel&Coffee@Ills3C
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Detections.ai Community
23 days ago
103
The following analytic detects the usage of wevtutil.exe with the "clear-log" parameter in order to clear the contents of logs.
Clearing the event logs can be an attempt to cover tracks after malicious actions, hindering forensic investigations.
Splunk Security@SplunkSecurity
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Splunk Security Content
24 days ago
004
The following analytic detects modifications to the registry that disable the Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) feature. It leverages data from the Endpoint.Registry data model, specifically monitoring changes to the registry path "*\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\ETWEnabled" with a value set to "0x00000000". This activity is significant because disabling ETW can allow attackers to evade detection mechanisms, making it harder for security tools to monitor malicious activities. If confirmed malicious, this could enable attackers to execute payloads with minimal alerts, impairing defenses and potentially leading to further compromise of the system.
Splunk Security@SplunkSecurity
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Splunk Security Content
24 days ago
004
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