Sigma rule: SQLite Chromium Profile Data DB Access

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-57bf14806ca9, updated 2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
SQLite Chromium Profile Data DB Access
Status
test
Level
high
Author
TropChaud
Date
2022-12-19
Modified
2023-01-19
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sqlite_chromium_profile_data.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect usage of the "sqlite" binary to query databases in Chromium-based browsers for potential data stealing.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_sql:
    - Product: SQLite
    - Image|endswith:
          - '\sqlite.exe'
          - '\sqlite3.exe'
selection_chromium:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '\User Data\' # Most common folder for user profile data among Chromium browsers
        - '\Opera Software\' # Opera
        - '\ChromiumViewer\' # Sleipnir (Fenrir)
selection_data:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'Login Data' # Passwords
        - 'Cookies'
        - 'Web Data' # Credit cards, autofill data
        - 'History'
        - 'Bookmarks'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.t1539
  • attack.t1555.003
  • attack.collection
  • attack.t1005

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/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sqlite_chromium_profile_data.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "SQLite Chromium Profile Data DB Access" by TropChaud (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sqlite_chromium_profile_data.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: SQLite Chromium Profile Data DB Access",
entity page, dataset version ref-57bf14806ca9, updated 2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/24c77512-782b-448a-8950-eddb0785fc71 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 24c77512-782b-448a-8950-eddb0785fc71, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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