Sigma rule: Hermetic Wiper TG Process Patterns

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d3fbe7b732cf, updated 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Hermetic Wiper TG Process Patterns
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-02-25
Modified
2022-09-09
File
rules-emerging-threats/2022/Malware/Hermetic-Wiper/proc_creation_win_malware_hermetic_wiper_activity.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects process execution patterns found in intrusions related to the Hermetic Wiper malware attacks against Ukraine in February 2022

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection1:
    Image|endswith: '\policydefinitions\postgresql.exe'
selection2:
    - CommandLine|contains:
          - 'CSIDL_SYSTEM_DRIVE\temp\sys.tmp'
          - ' 1> \\\\127.0.0.1\ADMIN$\__16'
    - CommandLine|contains|all:
          - 'powershell -c '
          - '\comsvcs.dll MiniDump '
          - '\winupd.log full'
condition: 1 of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.t1021.001
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2022/Malware/Hermetic-Wiper/proc_creation_win_malware_hermetic_wiper_activity.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Hermetic Wiper TG Process Patterns" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Malware/Hermetic-Wiper/proc_creation_win_malware_hermetic_wiper_activity.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: Hermetic Wiper TG Process Patterns",
entity page, dataset version ref-d3fbe7b732cf, updated 2022-09-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/2f974656-6d83-4059-bbdf-68ac5403422f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 2f974656-6d83-4059-bbdf-68ac5403422f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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