Sigma rule: Peach Sandstorm APT Process Activity Indicators

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-cbf46536b4e4, updated 2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: Peach Sandstorm APT Process Activity Indicators
Status: test
Level: high
Author: X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2024-01-15
File: rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Peach-Sandstorm/proc_creation_win_apt_peach_sandstorm_indicators.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects process creation activity related to Peach Sandstorm APT

Log source

product: windows
category: process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains: 'QP''s\*(58vaP!tF4'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unlikely

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-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Peach-Sandstorm/proc_creation_win_apt_peach_sandstorm_indicators.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"Peach Sandstorm APT Process Activity Indicators" by X__Junior (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Peach-Sandstorm/proc_creation_win_apt_peach_sandstorm_indicators.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: Peach Sandstorm APT Process Activity Indicators",
entity page, dataset version ref-cbf46536b4e4, updated 2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2e7bbd54-2f26-476e-b4a1-ba5f1a012614 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2e7bbd54-2f26-476e-b4a1-ba5f1a012614, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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