Sigma rule: Wscript Shell Run In CommandLine

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-70390c4f5501, updated 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Wscript Shell Run In CommandLine
Status: test
Level: medium
Author: Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2022-08-31
Modified: 2023-05-15
File: rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_mshta_inline_vbscript.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the presence of the keywords "Wscript", "Shell" and "Run" in the command, which could indicate a suspicious activity

Log source

product: windows
category: process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'Wscript.'
        - '.Shell'
        - '.Run'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Inline scripting can be used by some rare third party applications or administrators. Investigate and apply additional filters accordingly

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1059

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_mshta_inline_vbscript.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Wscript Shell Run In CommandLine" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_mshta_inline_vbscript.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: Wscript Shell Run In CommandLine",
entity page, dataset version ref-70390c4f5501, updated 2023-05-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2c28c248-7f50-417a-9186-a85b223010ee (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2c28c248-7f50-417a-9186-a85b223010ee, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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