Sigma rule: APT29 2018 Phishing Campaign File Indicators

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-205aea19e719, updated 2023-02-20T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
APT29 2018 Phishing Campaign File Indicators
Status
stable
Level
critical
Author
@41thexplorer
Date
2018-11-20
Modified
2023-02-20
File
rules-emerging-threats/2018/TA/APT29-CozyBear/file_event_win_apt_cozy_bear_phishing_campaign_indicators.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects indicators of APT 29 (Cozy Bear) phishing-campaign as reported by mandiant

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename|contains:
        - 'ds7002.lnk'
        - 'ds7002.pdf'
        - 'ds7002.zip'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218.011
  • detection.emerging-threats

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/2018/TA/APT29-CozyBear/file_event_win_apt_cozy_bear_phishing_campaign_indicators.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "APT29 2018 Phishing Campaign File Indicators" by @41thexplorer (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2018/TA/APT29-CozyBear/file_event_win_apt_cozy_bear_phishing_campaign_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: APT29 2018 Phishing Campaign File Indicators",
entity page, dataset version ref-205aea19e719, updated 2023-02-20T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/3a3f81ca-652c-482b-adeb-b1c804727f74 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 3a3f81ca-652c-482b-adeb-b1c804727f74, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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