Sigma rule: Adwind RAT / JRAT

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4e2ab419ccd6, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Adwind RAT / JRAT
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tom Ueltschi, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community
Date
2017-11-10
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules-emerging-threats/2017/Malware/Adwind-RAT/proc_creation_win_malware_adwind.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects javaw.exe in AppData folder as used by Adwind / JRAT

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
          - '\AppData\Roaming\Oracle'
          - '\java'
          - '.exe '
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
          - 'cscript.exe'
          - 'Retrive'
          - '.vbs '
condition: selection

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.005
  • attack.t1059.007
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2017/Malware/Adwind-RAT/proc_creation_win_malware_adwind.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Adwind RAT / JRAT" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), Tom Ueltschi, Jonhnathan Ribeiro, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2017/Malware/Adwind-RAT/proc_creation_win_malware_adwind.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: Adwind RAT / JRAT",
entity page, dataset version ref-4e2ab419ccd6, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/1fac1481-2dbc-48b2-9096-753c49b4ec71 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1fac1481-2dbc-48b2-9096-753c49b4ec71, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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