Sigma rule: Register new Logon Process by Rubeus

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5d39bf419ce4, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Register new Logon Process by Rubeus
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Roberto Rodriguez (source), Ilyas Ochkov (rule), oscd.community
Date
2019-10-24
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_register_new_logon_process_by_rubeus.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential use of Rubeus via registered new trusted logon process

Log source

product
windows
service
security

Detection

selection:
    EventID: 4611
    LogonProcessName: 'User32LogonProcesss'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1558.003

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/builtin/security/win_security_register_new_logon_process_by_rubeus.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Register new Logon Process by Rubeus" by Roberto Rodriguez (source), Ilyas Ochkov (rule), oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/security/win_security_register_new_logon_process_by_rubeus.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: Register new Logon Process by Rubeus",
entity page, dataset version ref-5d39bf419ce4, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/12e6d621-194f-4f59-90cc-1959e21e69f7 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 12e6d621-194f-4f59-90cc-1959e21e69f7, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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