Sigma rule: Lace Tempest PowerShell Launcher

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-65b25611304b, updated 2023-11-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Lace Tempest PowerShell Launcher
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-11-09
File
rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Lace-Tempest/posh_ps_apt_lace_tempest_malware_launcher.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a PowerShell script used by Lace Tempest APT to launch their malware loader by exploiting CVE-2023-47246 as reported by SysAid Team

Log source

product
windows
category
ps_script
definition
Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled

Detection

selection:
    ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
        - '\SysAidServer\tomcat\webapps'
        - 'Starting user.exe'
        - '\usersfiles\user.exe'
        - 'Remove-Item -Force "$wapps'
        - '(Sophos).'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.001
  • 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/2023/TA/Lace-Tempest/posh_ps_apt_lace_tempest_malware_launcher.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Lace Tempest PowerShell Launcher" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Lace-Tempest/posh_ps_apt_lace_tempest_malware_launcher.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: Lace Tempest PowerShell Launcher",
entity page, dataset version ref-65b25611304b, updated 2023-11-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/37dc5463-f7e3-4f61-ad76-ba59cd02a651 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 37dc5463-f7e3-4f61-ad76-ba59cd02a651, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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