Query: Sigma YAML for windows / process_creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects requests to exclude files, folders or processes from Antivirus scanning using PowerShell cmdlets. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Powershell Defender Exclusion id: 17769c90-230e-488b-a463-e05c08e9d48f related: - id: c1344fa2-323b-4d2e-9176-84b4d4821c88 type: similar status: test description: Detects requests to exclude files, folders or processes from Antivirus scanning using PowerShell cmdlets references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endpoint/configure-process-opened-file-exclusions-microsoft-defender-antivirus - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1562.001/T1562.001.md - https://twitter.com/AdamTheAnalyst/status/1483497517119590403 author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) date: 2021-04-29 modified: 2022-05-12 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection1: CommandLine|contains: - 'Add-MpPreference ' - 'Set-MpPreference ' selection2: CommandLine|contains: - ' -ExclusionPath ' - ' -ExclusionExtension ' - ' -ExclusionProcess ' - ' -ExclusionIpAddress ' condition: all of selection* falsepositives: - Possible Admin Activity - Other Cmdlets that may use the same parameters level: medium
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects the execution of certutil with certain flags that allow the utility to download files from direct IPs.. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious File Downloaded From Direct IP Via Certutil.EXE id: 13e6fe51-d478-4c7e-b0f2-6da9b400a829 related: - id: 19b08b1c-861d-4e75-a1ef-ea0c1baf202b type: similar - id: 42a5f1e7-9603-4f6d-97ae-3f37d130d794 type: similar status: test description: Detects the execution of certutil with certain flags that allow the utility to download files from direct IPs. references: - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/certutil - https://forensicitguy.github.io/agenttesla-vba-certutil-download/ - https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2021/04/13/compromised-exchange-server-hosting-cryptojacker-targeting-other-exchange-servers/ - https://twitter.com/egre55/status/1087685529016193025 - https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/Certutil/ - https://twitter.com/_JohnHammond/status/1708910264261980634 - https://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2020/08/23/certutil-one-more-gui-lolbin author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2023-02-15 modified: 2025-12-01 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1027 - attack.command-and-control - attack.t1105 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: \certutil.exe - OriginalFileName: CertUtil.exe selection_flags: CommandLine|contains: - 'urlcache ' - 'verifyctl ' - 'URL ' selection_http: CommandLine|contains: - ://1 - ://2 - ://3 - ://4 - ://5 - ://6 - ://7 - ://8 - ://9 filter_main_seven_zip: CommandLine|contains: ://7- condition: all of selection_* and not 1 of filter_main_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_certutil_download_direct_ip/info.yml