Sigma rule: SMB over QUIC Via Net.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-63165acac68c, updated 2023-07-21T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
SMB over QUIC Via Net.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2023-07-21
File
rules-threat-hunting/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_net_quic.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the mounting of Windows SMB shares over QUIC, which can be an unexpected event in some enterprise environments.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith:
          - '\net.exe'
          - '\net1.exe'
    - OriginalFileName:
          - 'net.exe'
          - 'net1.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains: '/TRANSPORT:QUIC'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Administrative activity

Tags

  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.t1570
  • detection.threat-hunting

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-threat-hunting/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_net_quic.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "SMB over QUIC Via Net.EXE" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-threat-hunting/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_net_quic.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: SMB over QUIC Via Net.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-63165acac68c, updated 2023-07-21T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2238d337-42fb-4971-9a68-63570f2aede4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2238d337-42fb-4971-9a68-63570f2aede4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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