Sigma rule: Renamed NetSupport RAT Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8a5c7e084e5e, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Renamed NetSupport RAT Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-09-19
Modified
2024-11-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_netsupport_rat.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of a renamed "client32.exe" (NetSupport RAT) via Imphash, Product and OriginalFileName strings

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Product|contains: 'NetSupport Remote Control'
    - OriginalFileName|contains: 'client32.exe'
    - Hashes|contains: IMPHASH=A9D50692E95B79723F3E76FCF70D023E
filter:
    Image|endswith: '\client32.exe'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_netsupport_rat.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Renamed NetSupport RAT Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_netsupport_rat.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: Renamed NetSupport RAT Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-8a5c7e084e5e, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0afbd410-de03-4078-8491-f132303cb67d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0afbd410-de03-4078-8491-f132303cb67d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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