Query: Sigma rule for Detects a suspicious process creation as SYSTEM user (suspicious program or command line parameter)
Matching passage: Sigma rule: Detects a suspicious process creation as SYSTEM user (suspicious program or command line parameter). Logsource: windows / process_creation. Rule: title: Suspicious SYSTEM User Process Creation id: 2617e7ed-adb7-40ba-b0f3-8f9945fe6c09 status: test description: Detects a suspicious process creation as SYSTEM user (suspicious program or command line parameter) references: - Internal Research - https://tools.thehacker.recipes/mimikatz/modules author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), David ANDRE (additional keywords) date: 2021-12-20 modified: 2025-10-19 tags: - attack.credential-access - attack.privilege-escalation - attack.stealth - attack.t1134 - attack.t1003 - attack.t1027 logsource: category: process_creation product: windows detection: selection: IntegrityLevel: - System - S-1-16-16384 User|contains: - AUTHORI - AUTORI selection_special: - Image|endswith: - \calc.exe - \cscript.exe - \forfiles.exe - \hh.exe - \mshta.exe - \ping.exe - \wscript.exe - CommandLine|re: net\s+user\s+ - CommandLine|contains: - ' -NoP ' - ' -W Hidden ' - ' -decode ' - ' /decode ' - ' /urlcache ' - ' -urlcache ' - ' -e* JAB' - ' -e* SUVYI' - ' -e* SQBFAFgA' - ' -e* aWV4I' - ' -e* IAB' - ' -e* PAA' - ' -e* aQBlAHgA' - vssadmin delete shadows - reg SAVE HKLM - ' -ma ' - Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run - .downloadstring( - .downloadfile( - ' /ticket:' - 'dpapi::' - event::clear - event::drop - id::modify - 'kerberos::' - 'lsadump::' - 'misc::' - 'privilege::' - 'rpc::' - 'sekurlsa::' - 'sid::' - 'token::' - vault::cred - vault::list - ' p::d ' - ;iex( - MiniDump filter_main_ping: CommandLine|contains|all: - ping - 127.0.0.1 - ' -n ' filter_vs: Image|endswith: \PING.EXE ParentCommandLine|contains: \DismFoDInstall.cmd filter_config_mgr: ParentImage|contains: :\Packages\Plugins\Microsoft.GuestConfiguration.ConfigurationforWindows\ filter_java: ParentImage|contains: - :\Program Files (x86)\Java\ - :\Program Files\Java\ ParentImage|endswith: \bin\javaws.exe Image|contains: - :\Program Files (x86)\Java\ - :\Program Files\Java\ Image|endswith: \bin\jp2launcher.exe CommandLine|contains: ' -ma ' condition: all of selection* and not 1 of filter_* falsepositives: - Administrative activity - Scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored environment - Monitoring activity level: high
Near-miss passage: Sigma rule: Detects Obfuscated use of Clip.exe to execute PowerShell. Logsource: windows / security. Rule: title: Invoke-Obfuscation CLIP+ Launcher - Security id: 4edf51e1-cb83-4e1a-bc39-800e396068e3 related: - id: f7385ee2-0e0c-11eb-adc1-0242ac120002 type: derived status: test description: Detects Obfuscated use of Clip.exe to execute PowerShell references: - https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/issues/1009 author: Jonathan Cheong, oscd.community date: 2020-10-13 modified: 2022-11-27 tags: - attack.stealth - attack.t1027 - attack.execution - attack.t1059.001 logsource: product: windows service: security definition: The 'System Security Extension' audit subcategory need to be enabled to log the EID 4697 detection: selection: EventID: 4697 ServiceFileName|contains|all: - cmd - '&&' - 'clipboard]::' condition: selection falsepositives: - Unknown level: high