Sigma rule: Communication To Ngrok Tunneling Service Initiated

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-7518ae56e7a1, updated 2024-02-02T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Communication To Ngrok Tunneling Service Initiated
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-11-03
Modified
2024-02-02
File
rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_domain_ngrok_tunnel.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects an executable initiating a network connection to "ngrok" tunneling domains.
Attackers were seen using this "ngrok" in order to store their second stage payloads and malware.
While communication with such domains can be legitimate, often times is a sign of either data exfiltration by malicious actors or additional download.

Log source

product
windows
category
network_connection

Detection

selection:
    DestinationHostname|contains:
        - 'tunnel.us.ngrok.com'
        - 'tunnel.eu.ngrok.com'
        - 'tunnel.ap.ngrok.com'
        - 'tunnel.au.ngrok.com'
        - 'tunnel.sa.ngrok.com'
        - 'tunnel.jp.ngrok.com'
        - 'tunnel.in.ngrok.com'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use of the ngrok service.

Tags

  • attack.exfiltration
  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1567
  • attack.t1568.002
  • attack.t1572
  • attack.t1090
  • attack.t1102
  • attack.s0508

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/network_connection/net_connection_win_domain_ngrok_tunnel.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Communication To Ngrok Tunneling Service Initiated" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_domain_ngrok_tunnel.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: Communication To Ngrok Tunneling Service Initiated",
entity page, dataset version ref-7518ae56e7a1, updated 2024-02-02T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1d08ac94-400d-4469-a82f-daee9a908849 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1d08ac94-400d-4469-a82f-daee9a908849, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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