Sigma rule: Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Lure Document Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8d37e188945a, updated 2024-03-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Lure Document Execution
Status: test
Level: medium
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2024-03-22
File: rules-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/KamiKakaBot/proc_creation_win_malware_kamikakabot_lnk_lure_execution.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of a Word document via the WinWord Start Menu shortcut.
This behavior was observed being used by KamiKakaBot samples in order to initiate the 2nd stage of the infection.

Log source

product: windows
category: process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\cmd.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '/c '
        - '.lnk ~'
        - 'Start Menu\Programs\Word'
    CommandLine|endswith: '.doc'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1059

References

https://www.nextron-systems.com/2024/03/22/unveiling-kamikakabot-malware-analysis/

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/2024/Malware/KamiKakaBot/proc_creation_win_malware_kamikakabot_lnk_lure_execution.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Lure Document Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems), X__Junior (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/KamiKakaBot/proc_creation_win_malware_kamikakabot_lnk_lure_execution.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: Potential KamiKakaBot Activity - Lure Document Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-8d37e188945a, updated 2024-03-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/24474469-bd80-46cc-9e08-9fbe81bfaaca (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 24474469-bd80-46cc-9e08-9fbe81bfaaca, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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