Sigma rule: Suspicious X509Enrollment - Process Creation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7ac6c39062ce, updated 2022-12-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious X509Enrollment - Process Creation
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-12-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_powershell_x509enrollment.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect use of X509Enrollment

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'X509Enrollment.CBinaryConverter'
        - '884e2002-217d-11da-b2a4-000e7bbb2b09'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrative script

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1553.004

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/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_powershell_x509enrollment.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious X509Enrollment - Process Creation" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_powershell_x509enrollment.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: Suspicious X509Enrollment - Process Creation",
entity page, dataset version ref-7ac6c39062ce, updated 2022-12-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/114de787-4eb2-48cc-abdb-c0b449f93ea4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 114de787-4eb2-48cc-abdb-c0b449f93ea4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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