Sigma rule: Invoke-Obfuscation RUNDLL LAUNCHER

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0aef97bdc2d8, updated 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Invoke-Obfuscation RUNDLL LAUNCHER
Status
unsupported
Level
medium
Author
Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community
Date
2020/10/18
Modified
2022/03/08
File
unsupported/windows/driver_load_invoke_obfuscation_via_rundll_services.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects Obfuscated Powershell via RUNDLL LAUNCHER

Log source

product
windows
category
driver_load

Detection

selection:
    ImagePath|contains|all:
        - 'rundll32.exe'
        - 'shell32.dll'
        - 'shellexec_rundll'
        - 'powershell'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.defense_evasion
  • attack.t1027
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

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

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Invoke-Obfuscation RUNDLL LAUNCHER" by Timur Zinniatullin, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/unsupported/windows/driver_load_invoke_obfuscation_via_rundll_services.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: Invoke-Obfuscation RUNDLL LAUNCHER",
entity page, dataset version ref-0aef97bdc2d8, updated 2022-03-08T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/03b024c6-aad1-4da5-9f60-e9e8c00fa64c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 03b024c6-aad1-4da5-9f60-e9e8c00fa64c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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