Sigma rule: Renamed Plink Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-a75a428549c1, updated 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Renamed Plink Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-06-06
Modified
2023-02-03
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_plink.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of a renamed version of the Plink binary

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - OriginalFileName: 'Plink'
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
          - ' -l forward'
          - ' -P '
          - ' -R '
filter:
    Image|endswith: '\plink.exe'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1036

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_renamed_plink.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Renamed Plink Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_plink.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: Renamed Plink Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-a75a428549c1, updated 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1c12727d-02bf-45ff-a9f3-d49806a3cf43 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1c12727d-02bf-45ff-a9f3-d49806a3cf43, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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