Sigma rule: Run Once Task Execution as Configured in Registry

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-9aae925c8525, updated 2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Run Once Task Execution as Configured in Registry
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Avneet Singh @v3t0_, oscd.community, Christopher Peacock @SecurePeacock (updated)
Date
2020-10-18
Modified
2022-12-13
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_runonce_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

This rule detects the execution of Run Once task as configured in the registry

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\runonce.exe'
    - Description: 'Run Once Wrapper'
selection_cli:
    - CommandLine|contains: '/AlternateShellStartup'
    - CommandLine|endswith: '/r'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_runonce_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Run Once Task Execution as Configured in Registry" by Avneet Singh @v3t0_, oscd.community, Christopher Peacock @SecurePeacock (updated) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_runonce_execution.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: Run Once Task Execution as Configured in Registry",
entity page, dataset version ref-9aae925c8525, updated 2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/198effb6-6c98-4d0c-9ea3-451fa143c45c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 198effb6-6c98-4d0c-9ea3-451fa143c45c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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