Sigma rule: APT29

Rule

Title

APT29

Status

deprecated

Level

high

Author

Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)

Date

2018/12/04

Modified

2023/03/08

File

deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_apt_apt29_thinktanks.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

This method detects a suspicious PowerShell command line combination as used by APT29 in a campaign against U.S. think tanks.

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '-noni'
        - '-ep'
        - 'bypass'
        - '$'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

• attack.execution
• attack.g0016
• attack.t1059.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• G0016
• T1059.001

References

• https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2018/12/03/analysis-of-cyberattack-on-u-s-think-tanks-non-profits-public-sector-by-unidentified-attackers/
• https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/11/not-so-cozy-an-uncomfortable-examination-of-a-suspected-apt29-phishing-campaign.html

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_apt_apt29_thinktanks.yml