Sigma rule: Moriya Rootkit - System

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-016221b6ad7e, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Moriya Rootkit - System
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Bhabesh Raj
Date
2021-05-06
Modified
2022-11-29
File
rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_moriya_rootkit.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of Moriya rootkit as described in the securelist's Operation TunnelSnake report

Log source

product
windows
service
system

Detection

selection:
    Provider_Name: 'Service Control Manager'
    EventID: 7045
    ServiceName: ZzNetSvc
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1543.003

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/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_moriya_rootkit.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Moriya Rootkit - System" by Bhabesh Raj (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/system/service_control_manager/win_system_moriya_rootkit.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: Moriya Rootkit - System",
entity page, dataset version ref-016221b6ad7e, updated 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/25b9c01c-350d-4b95-bed1-836d04a4f324 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 25b9c01c-350d-4b95-bed1-836d04a4f324, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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