Sigma rule: Winnti Pipemon Characteristics

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2923c649f7ae, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Winnti Pipemon Characteristics
Status
stable
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), oscd.community
Date
2020-07-30
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules-emerging-threats/2020/TA/Winnti/proc_creation_win_apt_winnti_pipemon.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects specific process characteristics of Winnti Pipemon malware reported by ESET

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_1:
    CommandLine|contains: 'setup0.exe -p'
selection_2:
    CommandLine|contains: 'setup.exe'
    CommandLine|endswith:
        - '-x:0'
        - '-x:1'
        - '-x:2'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate setups that use similar flags

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1574.001
  • attack.g0044
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2020/TA/Winnti/proc_creation_win_apt_winnti_pipemon.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Winnti Pipemon Characteristics" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems), oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2020/TA/Winnti/proc_creation_win_apt_winnti_pipemon.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: Winnti Pipemon Characteristics",
entity page, dataset version ref-2923c649f7ae, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/73d70463-75c9-4258-92c6-17500fe972f2 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 73d70463-75c9-4258-92c6-17500fe972f2, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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