Sigma detection rules, expert-reviewed
Each one is checked against the reporting it came from before it is published, and shows the ATT&CK technique it covers, the telemetry it needs and where it falls short.
4,454 rules
Windows Remote PowerShell Session via PS Module ContextInfo and wsmprovhost.exe
Flags Windows PowerShell remote session module context involving wsmprovhost.exe while filtering out archive module references.
Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g, Tim Shelton, Huntrule TeamWindowsps_moduleHigh293Free2019-08-10Windows Security: Network Access to protected_storage (IPC)
Flags Windows network share access to protected_storage through IPC from Security event 5145.
Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g, Huntrule TeamWindowssecurityHigh123Free2019-08-10Windows: MMC spawning command-line executables
Flags cases where mmc.exe starts command-line tools like cmd, PowerShell, script hosts, or BITSADMIN.
Karneades, Swisscom CSIRT, Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh201Free2019-08-05Windows CMSTP UAC Bypass Attempt via Autoelevate COM Object DllHost Execution
Detects DllHost.exe spawning CMSTP-related autoelevate COM objects by matching known Processid values and high/system integrity.
Nik Seetharaman, Christian Burkard (Nextron Systems), Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh412Free2019-07-31Windows Process Creation: Executable Extension Masquerading with .exe After Decoy Extension
Alerts on Windows processes whose paths/command lines use misleading double extensions ending in .exe to cloak executable execution.
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), @blu3_team (idea), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh253Free2019-06-26Windows Security Event 4662 Detects DPAPI Domain Backup Key Extraction from Domain Controllers
Detects read access to LSA secret DPAPI domain backup key objects in Windows Event ID 4662.
Roberto Rodriguez @Cyb3rWard0g, Huntrule TeamWindowssecurityHigh273Free2019-06-20Windows Process Creation: Flag Renamed Execution of Common LOLBins Based on OriginalFileName
Alerts when a renamed process executes and Sysmon OriginalFileName matches common Windows LOLBins, suggesting defense-evasion rename behavior.
Matthew Green - @mgreen27, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), frack113, Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh366Free2019-06-15Windows Process Creation: Renamed jusched.exe Execution via Java Scheduler Names
Alerts when Java Update Scheduler descriptions are used to execute a process ending with \jusched.exe on Windows.
Markus Neis, Swisscom, Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh348Free2019-06-04Windows Security 4625 Logon Failures to TargetUserName AAAAAAA Indicative of RDP Scan PoC
Alerts on Windows failed logon (4625) events matching a BlueKeep scanner PoC TargetUserName value.
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Adam Bradbury (idea), Huntrule TeamWindowssecurityHigh232Free2019-06-02Windows Terminal Service Parent Process Spawn (svchost.exe termsvcs)
Alerts when a new process is spawned under a Terminal Services (termsvcs) host context in Windows.
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh545Free2019-05-22Potential BearLPE Exploitation via Windows Task Scheduler schtasks.exe DACL Change
Flags schtasks.exe executions with /change, /TN, /RU, and /RP, consistent with task modification tied to BearLPE attempts.
Olaf Hartong, Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh202Free2019-05-22WinRM Remote Access to LSASS via wsmprovhost.exe (Windows Process Access)
Flags remote WinRM (wsmprovhost.exe) process-access to lsass.exe, a high-risk credential-access behavior.
Patryk Prauze - ING Tech, Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_accessHigh389Free2019-05-20Windows PowerShell Script Block Logging: Nishang Commandlet Names and Arguments
High-severity alert on PowerShell script blocks that reference known Nishang commandlets and exfil/execution helper names.
Alec Costello, Huntrule TeamWindowsps_scriptHigh348Free2019-05-16Windows: Outbound RDP (3389) Connections Initiated by Non-Standard Processes
Alerts on outbound port 3389 connections on Windows when initiated by an unapproved process, suggesting non-standard RDP tooling.
Markus Neis, Huntrule TeamWindowsnetwork_connectionHigh121Free2019-05-15Windows PowerShell Process Creation With Empire-Style EncodedCommand Launch Parameters
Flags PowerShell command lines containing hidden/stealth and encoded Empire-style launch parameters on Windows.
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Huntrule TeamWindowsprocess_creationHigh227Free2019-04-20