Every published rule
Every rule shows the reporting behind it, the telemetry it needs and where it falls short — before it costs you anything.
117 rules
Windows Registry Query for System Language Using reg.exe
Flags reg.exe registry queries to Control\Nls\Language, indicating system language discovery on Windows.
sigmaWindowsmedium2026-01-09Windows WMI StdRegProv Registry Enumeration via wmic.exe
Flags wmic.exe usage invoking WMI StdRegProv registry read/enumeration methods for discovery.
sigmaWindowsmedium2025-07-30Windows Process Information Discovery via Registry Queries (reg.exe/powershell)
Flags reg.exe and PowerShell registry queries used to enumerate OS, Defender, installed apps, timezone, and services.
sigmaWindowslow2025-06-12Linux sysinfo Syscall for System Information Discovery
Detects auditd-reported sysinfo syscalls on Linux that can indicate system fingerprinting or reconnaissance.
sigmaLinuxlow2025-05-30Windows PowerShell ScriptBlock: Get-ADComputer reconnaissance for unconstrained delegation properties
Flags PowerShell script blocks that query AD computer delegation-related properties using Get-ADComputer-style discovery.
sigmaWindowsmedium2025-03-05Windows: Notepad Password File Discovery via Process Creation
Flags explorer-launched Notepad opening files named like password*.{txt,csv,doc,xls} that may contain credentials.
sigmaWindowslow2025-02-21MacOS Sysctl Usage for System Discovery (hw., kern., machdep.)
Flags macOS sysctl commands querying hw., kern., or machdep. values for system discovery.
sigmamacOSmedium2024-05-27Windows WMI Disk and Volume Discovery via WMIC.exe
Flags WMIC.exe process executions that query Win32 logical disk and volume listing details.
sigmaWindowsmedium2024-02-02Uncommon ADWS (Port 9389) Connections from Non-Standard Windows Binaries
Alerts on unexpected process-to-ADWS (TCP/9389) connections on Windows to highlight potential directory discovery.
sigmaWindowsmedium2024-01-26macOS Process Execution of system_profiler for System Discovery via Specific Data Types
Flags macOS system_profiler runs that request application, hardware, network, and USB data via command-line data types.
sigmamacOSmedium2024-01-02macOS System Information Discovery via sw_vers with product/build flags
Detects sw_vers executions on macOS that request product name/version or build version details.
sigmamacOSmedium2023-12-20macOS Process Discovery via ioreg I/O Kit Registry Queries
Flags macOS executions of ioreg with discovery-oriented arguments and device/vendor strings from command-line telemetry.
sigmamacOSmedium2023-12-20Windows WMIC System Information Discovery via WMI Command-Line Queries
Flags WMIC command-line queries that pull OS, hardware, disk, memory, BIOS, and GPU details while excluding VMware Tools discovery scripts.
sigmalow2023-12-19Windows Process Creation Signals for Pikabot System Discovery
Flags process-launch discovery commands (ipconfig/netstat/whoami) under rundll32 and Search host parent processes on Windows.
sigmahigh2023-10-27Linux ESXi esxcli VSAN Information Discovery via esxcli Command
Flags Linux executions of /esxcli with the vsan namespace and get/list subcommands to enumerate virtual storage.
sigmaLinuxmedium2023-09-04Linux Process Execution of esxcli VM Listing Commands
Alerts on Linux process executions of /esxcli with command-line arguments indicating VM discovery (vm process ... list).
sigmaLinuxmedium2023-09-04Linux Process Creation: ESXi esxcli system discovery via system namespace
Alert on esxcli system invocations using get/list subcommands to discover ESXi system component information.
sigmaLinuxmedium2023-09-04Linux ESXi esxcli Storage Information Discovery via esxcli storage commands
Flags Linux process executions of esxcli with storage discovery subcommands like get/list.
sigmaLinuxmedium2023-09-04Linux Process Execution of esxcli Network Commands for ESXi Network Discovery
Alerts when an ESXi esxcli command queries or lists network configuration via the "network" flag.
sigmaLinuxmedium2023-09-04Linux Process Discovery of Container Environment via ls -i on / Directory
Detects Linux commands that list inode information for '/' to probe whether execution is occurring inside a container.
sigmaLinuxlow2023-08-23