Sigma rule: SQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-25408d7d56bb, updated 2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- SQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
- Status
- test
- Level
- high
- Author
- frack113
- Date
- 2022-04-08
- Modified
- 2023-01-19
- File
- rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sqlite_firefox_gecko_profile_data.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detect usage of the "sqlite" binary to query databases in Firefox and other Gecko-based browsers for potential data stealing.
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection_sql:
- Product: SQLite
- Image|endswith:
- '\sqlite.exe'
- '\sqlite3.exe'
selection_firefox:
CommandLine|contains:
- 'cookies.sqlite'
- 'places.sqlite' # Bookmarks, history
condition: all of selection_*False positives (as the rule lists them)
- Unknown
Tags
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1539
- attack.collection
- attack.t1005
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1539/T1539.md#atomic-test-1---steal-firefox-cookies-windows
- https://blog.cyble.com/2022/04/21/prynt-stealer-a-new-info-stealer-performing-clipper-and-keylogger-activities/
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_sqlite_firefox_gecko_profile_data.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"SQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_sqlite_firefox_gecko_profile_data.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: SQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access",
entity page, dataset version ref-25408d7d56bb, updated 2023-01-19T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/4833155a-4053-4c9c-a997-777fcea0baa7 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 4833155a-4053-4c9c-a997-777fcea0baa7, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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