Sigma rule: COM Object Execution via Xwizard.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-fdb4630e0e45, updated 2024-08-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
COM Object Execution via Xwizard.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, @oscd_initiative, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2020-10-07
Modified
2024-08-15
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_xwizard_runwizard_com_object_exec.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of Xwizard tool with the "RunWizard" flag and a GUID like argument.
This utility can be abused in order to run custom COM object created in the registry.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine: 'RunWizard'
    CommandLine|re: '\{[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}\}'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218

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/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_xwizard_runwizard_com_object_exec.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "COM Object Execution via Xwizard.EXE" by Ensar Şamil, @sblmsrsn, @oscd_initiative, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_xwizard_runwizard_com_object_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: COM Object Execution via Xwizard.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-fdb4630e0e45, updated 2024-08-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/53d4bb30-3f36-4e8a-b078-69d36c4a79ff (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 53d4bb30-3f36-4e8a-b078-69d36c4a79ff, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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