Sigma rule: Potential Snatch Ransomware Activity

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1129bfa44a35, updated 2025-10-19T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Snatch Ransomware Activity
Status
stable
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2020-08-26
Modified
2025-10-19
File
rules-emerging-threats/2019/Malware/Snatch/proc_creation_win_malware_snatch_ransomware.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects specific process characteristics of Snatch ransomware word document droppers

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - CommandLine|re: 'shutdown\s+/r /f /t 00' # Shutdown in safe mode immediately
    - CommandLine|re: 'net\s+stop SuperBackupMan'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Scripts that shutdown the system immediately and reboot them in safe mode are unlikely

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1204
  • 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/2019/Malware/Snatch/proc_creation_win_malware_snatch_ransomware.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Snatch Ransomware Activity" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2019/Malware/Snatch/proc_creation_win_malware_snatch_ransomware.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: Potential Snatch Ransomware Activity",
entity page, dataset version ref-1129bfa44a35, updated 2025-10-19T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/5325945e-f1f0-406e-97b8-65104d393fff (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 5325945e-f1f0-406e-97b8-65104d393fff, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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