Every published rule
Every rule shows the reporting behind it, the telemetry it needs and where it falls short — before it costs you anything.
1656 rules
Windows reg.exe Used to Modify RDP Terminal Server Registry Values
Flags reg.exe command lines that modify Terminal Server registry values controlling RDP enablement and behavior.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-02-12Windows Process Execution: ZeroLogon PoC Tool (cool.exe/zero.exe) via cmd.exe
Alerts on cmd.exe launching cool.exe/zero.exe with ZeroLogon PoC-style arguments and follow-on taskkill or PowerShell activity.
sigmahigh2022-02-12Windows process creation: flag suspicious program names and PowerShell script indicators
Alerts on suspicious Windows process image names and PowerShell command-line script/tool patterns commonly used in malicious tooling.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-02-11Windows File Creation Indicators for Local SAM Database Exports
Alerts on Windows file creations with filenames indicative of a local SAM export or backup artifact.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-02-11Windows Process Creation: TrolleyExpress.exe Used to Access lsass Memory (PID Parameters)
Alerts on command lines using TrolleyExpress.exe PID parameters consistent with LSASS memory dumping on Windows.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-02-10Windows LSASS memory access from TrolleyExpress/ProcessDump/dump64 processes
Alerts on Windows processes attempting to access lsass.exe from TrolleyExpress.exe, ProcessDump.exe, or dump64.exe with dump-like access rights.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-02-10Windows LSASS Memory Access Triggered by Source Image Containing 'dump' Keyword
Alerts when a process named with 'dump' requests specific access rights to lsass.exe on Windows.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-02-10Windows Script Interpreter Execution From Suspicious Folders via Command-Line Flags
Flags-and-location-based detection of cscript/wscript/mshta-style script execution launched from TEMP/Public/user directories.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-02-08Windows Process Command Line Network Recon via nslookup LDAP SRV Query
Identifies Windows command lines running nslookup with an LDAP SRV domain controller discovery query string.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-02-07Windows Process Creation: Scheduled Task Creation via schtasks and wscript/vbscript
Alerts on Windows command lines that combine schtasks task creation with wscript running VBScript for persistence.
sigmahigh2022-02-07Windows: whoami.exe Executed by Privileged Accounts
Flags execution of whoami.exe from privileged-like accounts using Windows process creation events.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-01-28Windows: Detect XORDump Utility Launch With LSASS Dump and Debug Module Switches
Alerts on xordump.exe spawning with LSASS-targeting and dump-module switches indicative of credential theft.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-01-28Linux auth logs: pkexec and XAUTHORITY strings indicating PwnKit (CVE-2021-4034) attempt
Alerts on Linux auth log entries with pkexec and PwnKit-related environment/session keywords consistent with CVE-2021-4034 attempts.
sigmahigh2022-01-26Windows: RunXCmd Command-Line Execution with System or TrustedInstaller Accounts
Flags RunXCmd usage on Windows when invoked to execute commands as System or TrustedInstaller.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-01-24Windows Process Execution: NSudo (NSudo.exe/NSudoLC/NSudoLG)
Alerts on NSudo execution on Windows with privilege and integrity/elevation command-line parameters.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-01-24Windows Process Creation: NirCmd runasSystem CommandLine Usage
Alerts on NirCmd being used to run commands as LocalSystem based on the process command line.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-01-24BlackByte ransomware Registry Set Persistence and Privilege Changes (Windows)
Alerts on BlackByte-specific Windows registry value changes to DWORD 1 across three predefined keys.
sigmahigh2022-01-24Windows Office Macro File Creation Triggered by Script/LOLBin Parent Process
Alerts when macro-enabled Office files are created by common Windows script execution processes.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-01-23Windows Network Connection Initiated by IMEWDBLD.EXE
Alerts when IMEWDBLD.EXE initiates a network connection on Windows.
sigmaWindowshigh2022-01-22Linux Auditd: Stop Firewalld, iptables, or UFW Services
Detects stopping firewall services (firewalld/iptables/ufw) on Linux via auditd service-stop events.
sigmaLinuxhigh2022-01-22