Sigma rule: Invoke-Obfuscation VAR+ Launcher

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2f687d9d77c8, updated 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Invoke-Obfuscation VAR+ Launcher
Status
unsupported
Level
high
Author
Jonathan Cheong, oscd.community
Date
2020/10/15
Modified
2021/09/17
File
unsupported/windows/driver_load_invoke_obfuscation_var+_services.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects Obfuscated use of Environment Variables to execute PowerShell

Log source

product
windows
category
driver_load

Detection

selection:
    ImagePath|re: '.*cmd.{0,5}(?:\/c|\/r)(?:\s|)\"set\s[a-zA-Z]{3,6}.*(?:\{\d\}){1,}\\\"\s+?\-f(?:.*\)){1,}.*\"'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.defense_evasion
  • attack.t1027
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.001

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/unsupported/windows/driver_load_invoke_obfuscation_var+_services.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Invoke-Obfuscation VAR+ Launcher" by Jonathan Cheong, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/unsupported/windows/driver_load_invoke_obfuscation_var+_services.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: Invoke-Obfuscation VAR+ Launcher",
entity page, dataset version ref-2f687d9d77c8, updated 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/3e27b010-2cf2-4577-8ef0-3ea44aaea0dc (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 3e27b010-2cf2-4577-8ef0-3ea44aaea0dc, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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