Sigma rule: PUA - Advanced Port Scanner Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6a3ec5f55138, updated 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PUA - Advanced Port Scanner Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-12-18
Modified
2023-02-07
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_advanced_port_scanner.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of Advanced Port Scanner.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|contains: '\advanced_port_scanner'
    - OriginalFileName|contains: 'advanced_port_scanner' # Covers also advanced_port_scanner_console.exe
    - Description|contains: 'Advanced Port Scanner'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '/portable'
        - '/lng'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrative use
  • Tools with similar commandline (very rare)

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1046
  • attack.t1135

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_pua_advanced_port_scanner.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PUA - Advanced Port Scanner Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_advanced_port_scanner.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: PUA - Advanced Port Scanner Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-6a3ec5f55138, updated 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/54773c5f-f1cc-4703-9126-2f797d96a69d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 54773c5f-f1cc-4703-9126-2f797d96a69d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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