Sigma rule: USB Device Plugged

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-00283ebd9c6d, updated 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
USB Device Plugged
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2017-11-09
Modified
2021-11-30
File
rules/windows/builtin/driverframeworks/win_usb_device_plugged.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects plugged/unplugged USB devices

Log source

product
windows
service
driver-framework
definition
Requires enabling and collection of the Microsoft-Windows-DriverFrameworks-UserMode/Operational eventlog

Detection

selection:
    EventID:
        - 2003  # Loading drivers
        - 2100  # Pnp or power management
        - 2102  # Pnp or power management
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrative activity

Tags

  • attack.initial-access
  • attack.t1200

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/driverframeworks/win_usb_device_plugged.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "USB Device Plugged" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/driverframeworks/win_usb_device_plugged.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: USB Device Plugged",
entity page, dataset version ref-00283ebd9c6d, updated 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1a4bd6e3-4c6e-405d-a9a3-53a116e341d4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1a4bd6e3-4c6e-405d-a9a3-53a116e341d4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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