Sigma rule: Microsoft Binary Github Communication

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-682180c861aa, updated 2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
Microsoft Binary Github Communication
Status
deprecated
Level
high
Author
Michael Haag (idea), Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2017/08/24
Modified
2023/04/18
File
deprecated/windows/net_connection_win_binary_github_com.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects an executable in the Windows folder accessing github.com

Log source

product
windows
category
network_connection

Detection

selection:
    Initiated: 'true'
    DestinationHostname|endswith:
        - '.github.com'
        - '.githubusercontent.com'
    Image|startswith: 'C:\Windows\'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown
  • @subTee in your network

Tags

  • attack.command_and_control
  • attack.t1105
  • attack.exfiltration
  • attack.t1567.001

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/deprecated/windows/net_connection_win_binary_github_com.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Microsoft Binary Github Communication" by Michael Haag (idea), Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/net_connection_win_binary_github_com.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: Microsoft Binary Github Communication",
entity page, dataset version ref-682180c861aa, updated 2023-04-18T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/635dbb88-67b3-4b41-9ea5-a3af2dd88153 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 635dbb88-67b3-4b41-9ea5-a3af2dd88153, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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