Sigma rule: Screen Capture Activity Via Psr.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c9107431849a, updated 2024-01-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Screen Capture Activity Via Psr.EXE
Status: test
Level: medium
Author: Beyu Denis, oscd.community
Date: 2019-10-12
Modified: 2024-01-04
File: rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_psr_capture_screenshots.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of Windows Problem Steps Recorder (psr.exe), a utility used to record the user screen and clicks.

Log source

product: windows
category: process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\Psr.exe'
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '/start'
        - '-start'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1113

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_psr_capture_screenshots.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Screen Capture Activity Via Psr.EXE" by Beyu Denis, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_psr_capture_screenshots.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: Screen Capture Activity Via Psr.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-c9107431849a, updated 2024-01-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2158f96f-43c2-43cb-952a-ab4580f32382 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2158f96f-43c2-43cb-952a-ab4580f32382, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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