Sigma rule: SyncAppvPublishingServer VBS Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1964ad5d9c18, updated 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
SyncAppvPublishingServer VBS Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2021-07-16
Modified
2022-06-22
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_syncappvpublishingserver_vbs_execute_psh.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Executes arbitrary PowerShell code using SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '\SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs'
        - ';'  # at a minimum, a semi-colon is required
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218
  • attack.t1216

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_lolbin_syncappvpublishingserver_vbs_execute_psh.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "SyncAppvPublishingServer VBS Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_syncappvpublishingserver_vbs_execute_psh.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: SyncAppvPublishingServer VBS Execute Arbitrary PowerShell Code",
entity page, dataset version ref-1964ad5d9c18, updated 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/36475a7d-0f6d-4dce-9b01-6aeb473bbaf1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 36475a7d-0f6d-4dce-9b01-6aeb473bbaf1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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