Sigma rule: Password Protected ZIP File Opened

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ff506756dbed, updated 2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Password Protected ZIP File Opened
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-05-09
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_susp_opened_encrypted_zip.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the extraction of password protected ZIP archives. See the filename variable for more details on which file has been opened.

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 5379
    TargetName|contains: 'Microsoft_Windows_Shell_ZipFolder:filename'
filter:  # avoid overlaps with 54f0434b-726f-48a1-b2aa-067df14516e4
    TargetName|contains: '\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate used of encrypted ZIP files

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1027

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_susp_opened_encrypted_zip.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Password Protected ZIP File Opened" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_susp_opened_encrypted_zip.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Password Protected ZIP File Opened",
entity page, dataset version ref-ff506756dbed, updated 2022-05-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/00ba9da1-b510-4f6b-b258-8d338836180f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 00ba9da1-b510-4f6b-b258-8d338836180f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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