Sigma rule: MSI Installation From Web

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-77c5713196bc, updated 2022-10-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
MSI Installation From Web
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Stamatis Chatzimangou
Date
2022-10-23
File
rules/windows/builtin/application/msiinstaller/win_msi_install_from_web.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects installation of a remote msi file from web.

Log source

product
windows
service
application

Detection

selection:
    Provider_Name: 'MsiInstaller'
    EventID:
        - 1040
        - 1042
    Data|contains: '://'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218
  • attack.t1218.007

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/builtin/application/msiinstaller/win_msi_install_from_web.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "MSI Installation From Web" by Stamatis Chatzimangou (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/builtin/application/msiinstaller/win_msi_install_from_web.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: MSI Installation From Web",
entity page, dataset version ref-77c5713196bc, updated 2022-10-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/5594e67a-7f92-4a04-b65d-1a42fd824a60 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 5594e67a-7f92-4a04-b65d-1a42fd824a60, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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