Query: Sigma YAML for windows / process_creation
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects uninstallation or termination of security products using the WMIC utility. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Potential Tampering With Security Products Via WMIC id: 847d5ff3-8a31-4737-a970-aeae8fe21765 related: - id: b53317a0-8acf-4fd1-8de8-a5401e776b96 type: derived status: test description: Detects uninstallation or termination of security products using the WMIC utility references: - https://twitter.com/cglyer/status/1355171195654709249 - https://thedfirreport.com/2021/10/18/icedid-to-xinglocker-ransomware-in-24-hours/ - https://www.mandiant.com/resources/unc2165-shifts-to-evade-sanctions - https://research.nccgroup.com/2022/08/19/back-in-black-unlocking-a-lockbit-3-0-ransomware-attack/ - https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/a/vice-society-ransomware-group-targets-manufacturing-companies.html author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) date: 2021-01-30 modified: 2025-12-15 tags: - attack.defense-impairment - attack.t1685 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_cli_1: CommandLine|contains|all: - wmic - 'product ' - uninstall CommandLine|contains|windash: /nointeractive selection_cli_2: CommandLine|contains|all: - wmic - 'caption like ' CommandLine|contains: - call delete - call terminate selection_cli_3: CommandLine|contains|all: - 'process ' - 'where ' - delete selection_product: CommandLine|contains: - '%carbon%' - '%cylance%' - '%endpoint%' - '%eset%' - '%malware%' - '%Sophos%' - '%symantec%' - Antivirus - 'AVG ' - Carbon Black - CarbonBlack - Cb Defense Sensor 64-bit - Crowdstrike Sensor - 'Cylance ' - Dell Threat Defense - DLP Endpoint - Endpoint Detection - Endpoint Protection - Endpoint Security - Endpoint Sensor - ESET File Security - LogRhythm System Monitor Service - Malwarebytes - McAfee Agent - Microsoft Security Client - Sophos Anti-Virus - Sophos AutoUpdate - Sophos Credential Store - Sophos Management Console - Sophos Management Database - Sophos Management Server - Sophos Remote Management System - Sophos Update Manager - Threat Protection - VirusScan - Webroot SecureAnywhere - Windows Defender condition: 1 of selection_cli_* and selection_product falsepositives: - Legitimate administration level: high regression_tests_path: regression_data/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_uninstall_security_products/info.yml
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects base64 encoded strings used in hidden malicious PowerShell command lines. Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Malicious Base64 Encoded PowerShell Keywords in Command Lines id: f26c6093-6f14-4b12-800f-0fcb46f5ffd0 status: test description: Detects base64 encoded strings used in hidden malicious PowerShell command lines references: - http://www.leeholmes.com/blog/2017/09/21/searching-for-content-in-base-64-strings/ author: John Lambert (rule) date: 2019-01-16 modified: 2023-01-05 tags: - attack.execution - attack.t1059.001 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection_img: - Image|endswith: - \powershell.exe - \pwsh.exe - OriginalFileName: - PowerShell.EXE - pwsh.dll selection_hidden: CommandLine|contains: ' hidden ' selection_encoded: CommandLine|contains: - AGkAdABzAGEAZABtAGkAbgAgAC8AdAByAGEAbgBzAGYAZQByA - aXRzYWRtaW4gL3RyYW5zZmVy - IAaQB0AHMAYQBkAG0AaQBuACAALwB0AHIAYQBuAHMAZgBlAHIA - JpdHNhZG1pbiAvdHJhbnNmZX - YgBpAHQAcwBhAGQAbQBpAG4AIAAvAHQAcgBhAG4AcwBmAGUAcg - Yml0c2FkbWluIC90cmFuc2Zlc - AGMAaAB1AG4AawBfAHMAaQB6AGUA - JABjAGgAdQBuAGsAXwBzAGkAegBlA - JGNodW5rX3Npem - QAYwBoAHUAbgBrAF8AcwBpAHoAZQ - RjaHVua19zaXpl - Y2h1bmtfc2l6Z - AE8ALgBDAG8AbQBwAHIAZQBzAHMAaQBvAG4A - kATwAuAEMAbwBtAHAAcgBlAHMAcwBpAG8Abg - lPLkNvbXByZXNzaW9u - SQBPAC4AQwBvAG0AcAByAGUAcwBzAGkAbwBuA - SU8uQ29tcHJlc3Npb2 - Ty5Db21wcmVzc2lvb - AE8ALgBNAGUAbQBvAHIAeQBTAHQAcgBlAGEAbQ - kATwAuAE0AZQBtAG8AcgB5AFMAdAByAGUAYQBtA - lPLk1lbW9yeVN0cmVhb - SQBPAC4ATQBlAG0AbwByAHkAUwB0AHIAZQBhAG0A - SU8uTWVtb3J5U3RyZWFt - Ty5NZW1vcnlTdHJlYW - 4ARwBlAHQAQwBoAHUAbgBrA - 5HZXRDaHVua - AEcAZQB0AEMAaAB1AG4Aaw - LgBHAGUAdABDAGgAdQBuAGsA - LkdldENodW5r - R2V0Q2h1bm - AEgAUgBFAEEARABfAEkATgBGAE8ANgA0A - QASABSAEUAQQBEAF8ASQBOAEYATwA2ADQA - RIUkVBRF9JTkZPNj - SFJFQURfSU5GTzY0 - VABIAFIARQBBAEQAXwBJAE4ARgBPADYANA - VEhSRUFEX0lORk82N - AHIAZQBhAHQAZQBSAGUAbQBvAHQAZQBUAGgAcgBlAGEAZA - cmVhdGVSZW1vdGVUaHJlYW - MAcgBlAGEAdABlAFIAZQBtAG8AdABlAFQAaAByAGUAYQBkA - NyZWF0ZVJlbW90ZVRocmVhZ - Q3JlYXRlUmVtb3RlVGhyZWFk - QwByAGUAYQB0AGUAUgBlAG0AbwB0AGUAVABoAHIAZQBhAGQA - 0AZQBtAG0AbwB2AGUA - 1lbW1vdm - AGUAbQBtAG8AdgBlA - bQBlAG0AbQBvAHYAZQ - bWVtbW92Z - ZW1tb3Zl condition: all of selection_* falsepositives: - Unknown level: high