Sigma rule: Remote Access Tool - NetSupport Execution From Unusual Location

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-005467c8f227, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Access Tool - NetSupport Execution From Unusual Location
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-09-19
Modified
2024-11-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_netsupport_susp_exec.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of client32.exe (NetSupport RAT) from an unusual location (outside of 'C:\Program Files')

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\client32.exe'
    - Product|contains: 'NetSupport Remote Control'
    - OriginalFileName|contains: 'client32.exe'
    - Hashes|contains: IMPHASH=a9d50692e95b79723f3e76fcf70d023e
filter:
    Image|startswith:
        - 'C:\Program Files\'
        - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth

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_remote_access_tools_netsupport_susp_exec.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Access Tool - NetSupport Execution From Unusual Location" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_remote_access_tools_netsupport_susp_exec.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: Remote Access Tool - NetSupport Execution From Unusual Location",
entity page, dataset version ref-005467c8f227, updated 2024-11-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/37e8d358-6408-4853-82f4-98333fca7014 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 37e8d358-6408-4853-82f4-98333fca7014, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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