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Windows Process Creation: One-liner cmd.exe CommandLine with ping and copy

Alerts when cmd.exe runs a one-liner that includes both ping and copy with expected options.

FreeReviewedSigma · Medium · v2
Product
windows
Category
process_creation
Author
X__Junior (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ), DRL 1.1
Published
2023-07-18
Updated
2026-07-31
AnalysisDetection

ATT&CK techniques

Defense Evasion

  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

  14. Impact

What it detects

This rule flags Windows command shells (cmd.exe via Sysmon-style Image endswith \cmd.exe and Cmd.Exe original filename) executing a one-line CommandLine that contains both "ping" and "copy ". Attackers and malware commonly combine commands to blend network checks with file staging or transfer in a single command execution. The detection relies on process creation telemetry with cmd.exe image/original filename and full CommandLine content.

Reporting behind it

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Windows Process Creation: One-liner cmd.exe CommandLine with ping and copy
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Changelog

v2
  1. v2
    Candidate ingested via manual entry.2026-07-31
  2. v1
    No changelog recorded for this version.2026-07-30

Detection content is published as a reviewed draft. Tune thresholds and exclusions against your own telemetry before enabling this rule for alerting.