Sigma rule: Operator Bloopers Cobalt Strike Commands

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-3a9808341242, updated 2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Operator Bloopers Cobalt Strike Commands
Status
test
Level
high
Author
_pete_0, TheDFIRReport
Date
2022-05-06
Modified
2023-01-30
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_cobaltstrike_bloopers_cmd.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects use of Cobalt Strike commands accidentally entered in the CMD shell

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - OriginalFileName: 'Cmd.Exe'
    - Image|endswith: '\cmd.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|startswith:
        - 'cmd '
        - 'cmd.exe'
        - 'c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe'
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'psinject'
        - 'spawnas'
        - 'make_token'
        - 'remote-exec'
        - 'rev2self'
        - 'dcsync'
        - 'logonpasswords'
        - 'execute-assembly'
        - 'getsystem'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.003
  • stp.1u

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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_hktl_cobaltstrike_bloopers_cmd.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Operator Bloopers Cobalt Strike Commands" by _pete_0, TheDFIRReport (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_cobaltstrike_bloopers_cmd.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: Operator Bloopers Cobalt Strike Commands",
entity page, dataset version ref-3a9808341242, updated 2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/647c7b9e-d784-4fda-b9a0-45c565a7b729 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 647c7b9e-d784-4fda-b9a0-45c565a7b729, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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