Sigma rule: Unsigned Module Loaded by ClickOnce Application

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-05815c91abfa, updated 2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Unsigned Module Loaded by ClickOnce Application
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
@SerkinValery
Date
2023-06-08
File
rules/windows/image_load/image_load_susp_clickonce_unsigned_module_loaded.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects unsigned module load by ClickOnce application.

Log source

product
windows
category
image_load

Detection

selection_path:
    Image|contains: '\AppData\Local\Apps\2.0\'
selection_sig_status:
    - Signed: 'false'
    - SignatureStatus: 'Expired'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1574.001

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/image_load/image_load_susp_clickonce_unsigned_module_loaded.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Unsigned Module Loaded by ClickOnce Application" by @SerkinValery (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/image_load/image_load_susp_clickonce_unsigned_module_loaded.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: Unsigned Module Loaded by ClickOnce Application",
entity page, dataset version ref-05815c91abfa, updated 2023-06-08T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/060d5ad4-3153-47bb-8382-43e5e29eda92 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 060d5ad4-3153-47bb-8382-43e5e29eda92, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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