Sigma rule: Execute Files with Msdeploy.exe

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d678228c639e, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Execute Files with Msdeploy.exe
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Beyu Denis, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-18
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_msdeploy.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects file execution using the msdeploy.exe lolbin

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'verb:sync'
        - '-source:RunCommand'
        - '-dest:runCommand'
    Image|endswith: '\msdeploy.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • System administrator Usage

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_lolbin_msdeploy.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Execute Files with Msdeploy.exe" by Beyu Denis, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_msdeploy.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: Execute Files with Msdeploy.exe",
entity page, dataset version ref-d678228c639e, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/646bc99f-6682-4b47-a73a-17b1b64c9d34 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 646bc99f-6682-4b47-a73a-17b1b64c9d34, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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