Sigma rule: Arbitrary Shell Command Execution Via Settingcontent-Ms

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-bcbc14a83f91, updated 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Arbitrary Shell Command Execution Via Settingcontent-Ms
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Sreeman
Date
2020-03-13
Modified
2022-04-14
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_arbitrary_shell_execution_via_settingcontent.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

The .SettingContent-ms file type was introduced in Windows 10 and allows a user to create "shortcuts" to various Windows 10 setting pages. These files are simply XML and contain paths to various Windows 10 settings binaries.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains: '.SettingContent-ms'
filter:
    CommandLine|contains: 'immersivecontrolpanel'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.t1204
  • attack.t1566.001
  • attack.execution
  • attack.initial-access

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_susp_arbitrary_shell_execution_via_settingcontent.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Arbitrary Shell Command Execution Via Settingcontent-Ms" by Sreeman (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_arbitrary_shell_execution_via_settingcontent.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: Arbitrary Shell Command Execution Via Settingcontent-Ms",
entity page, dataset version ref-bcbc14a83f91, updated 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/24de4f3b-804c-4165-b442-5a06a2302c7e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 24de4f3b-804c-4165-b442-5a06a2302c7e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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