Sigma rule: Adwind RAT / JRAT File Artifact

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-cc5eea6f40dd, updated 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Adwind RAT / JRAT File Artifact
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tom Ueltschi, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community
Date
2017-11-10
Modified
2022-12-02
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_mal_adwind.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects javaw.exe in AppData folder as used by Adwind / JRAT

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    - TargetFilename|contains|all:
          - '\AppData\Roaming\Oracle\bin\java'
          - '.exe'
    - TargetFilename|contains|all:
          - '\Retrive'
          - '.vbs'
condition: selection

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.005
  • attack.t1059.007

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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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/file/file_event/file_event_win_mal_adwind.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Adwind RAT / JRAT File Artifact" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tom Ueltschi, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_mal_adwind.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: Adwind RAT / JRAT File Artifact",
entity page, dataset version ref-cc5eea6f40dd, updated 2022-12-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/0bcfabcb-7929-47f4-93d6-b33fb67d34d1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 0bcfabcb-7929-47f4-93d6-b33fb67d34d1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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