Execution of Suspicious Extrac32 (via process_creation)
This rule detects or Copy file with Extrac32
SigmamediumWindowsv1
sigma
execution-of-suspicious-extrac32-via-process-creation
title: Execution of Suspicious Extrac32 (via process_creation)
id: a58b5369-b882-54d3-8a93-46bc6eb89a90
status: stable
description: This rule detects or Copy file with Extrac32
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1105/
- https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Extrac32/
author: Huntrule Team
date: 2026-07-04
tags:
- attack.command-and-control
- attack.t1105
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_lolbas:
- CommandLine|contains: extrac32.exe
- Image|endswith: '\extrac32.exe'
- OriginalFileName: 'extrac32.exe'
selection_archive:
CommandLine|contains: '.cab'
selection_options:
CommandLine|contains:
- /C
- /Y
- ' \\\\'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
Known false positives
- Unknown
Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.