Sigma rule: Renamed FTP.EXE Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6de95b4b5de1, updated 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Renamed FTP.EXE Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Victor Sergeev, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-09
Modified
2023-02-03
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_ftp.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of a renamed "ftp.exe" binary based on the PE metadata fields

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_original:
    OriginalFileName: 'ftp.exe'
filter_img:
    Image|endswith: '\ftp.exe'
condition: selection_original and not filter_img

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1059
  • attack.t1202

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_renamed_ftp.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Renamed FTP.EXE Execution" by Victor Sergeev, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_ftp.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: Renamed FTP.EXE Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-6de95b4b5de1, updated 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/277a4393-446c-449a-b0ed-7fdc7795244c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 277a4393-446c-449a-b0ed-7fdc7795244c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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