Sigma detection rules, expert-reviewed

Windows Process Creation: Detect NTDS.DIT and Registry Hive Exfiltration Tooling

Detects suspicious Windows processes that reference NTDS.DIT/SYSTEM hive dumping or staging via common NTDS tooling and scripts.

Windows NTDS Exfiltration File Creation by NTDS Export Filename Patterns

Alerts on Windows file creates using common NTDS-DIT dump/exfiltration filename suffixes like \All.cab and .ntds.cleartext.

Windows Suspicious UltraVNC Command Line With Auto-Reconnect Flags

Alerts on UltraVNC execution using -autoreconnect with -connect and -id in the Windows command line.

PowerShell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Command Lines for Windows Defender Modification

Detects PowerShell Base64 command lines referencing Add-MpPreference/Set-MpPreference to modify Microsoft Defender AV settings.

Windows PowerShell: Disable Microsoft Defender Scanning via Set-MpPreference

Flags PowerShell commands that disable Microsoft Defender scanning/protection settings using Set-MpPreference, including encoded variants.

Windows Process Creation: Base64-Obfuscated .NET Reflection Assembly Load Call

Alerts on command lines containing Base64-encoded obfuscation for .NET reflection assembly load calls.

Windows PowerShell: Base64 Encoded Reflective .NET Assembly Load

Flags PowerShell command lines containing Base64 fragments consistent with reflective .NET Assembly.Load usage.

Windows PowerShell CommandLine downloads and executes via WebClient with IEX or DownloadFile

Alerts on PowerShell command lines that use WebClient downloads combined with IEX or DownloadFile, typical of staged payload execution.

Windows: Suspicious Process Spawn by Outlook Parent

Alerts on Windows process launches where Outlook.exe spawns known high-risk command execution binaries.

Suspicious wuauclt.exe Process Creation on Windows with Empty Command-Line Flags

Alert on Windows Update Agent wuauclt.exe launches that have command lines ending with no flags/arguments.

Windows: Suspicious Parent Process Execution From \Users\Public Spawning Scripting/Shell Binaries

Alerts on processes launched from \Users\Public that execute common scripting/shell binaries or command-line markers.

Windows process creation: CrackMapExec execution via characteristic command-line flags

Alerts on Windows process creation showing CrackMapExec-style command-line flags for local auth and module execution.

Windows MSExchangeMailboxReplication .aspx/.asp File Writes Indicating Web Shell Upload

Alerts when MSExchangeMailboxReplication.exe writes .asp or .aspx files on Windows, indicating potentially malicious server-side script drops.

Windows Process Creation: Hermetic Wiper–style Postgres/PowerShell Command-Line Patterns

Flags Windows process creation with wiper-like PowerShell comsvcs MiniDump and related command-line/paths.

Windows Process Command-Line Indicators of BlackByte Ransomware Activity

Flags Windows process creation command-line patterns consistent with BlackByte ransomware techniques.