Sigma rule: LockerGoga Ransomware Activity

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-27cde0438747, updated 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
LockerGoga Ransomware Activity
Status
stable
Level
critical
Author
Vasiliy Burov, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-18
Modified
2023-02-03
File
rules-emerging-threats/2019/Malware/LockerGoga/proc_creation_win_malware_lockergoga_ransomware.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects LockerGoga ransomware activity via specific command line.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains: '-i SM-tgytutrc -s'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.impact
  • attack.t1486
  • 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/2019/Malware/LockerGoga/proc_creation_win_malware_lockergoga_ransomware.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "LockerGoga Ransomware Activity" by Vasiliy Burov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2019/Malware/LockerGoga/proc_creation_win_malware_lockergoga_ransomware.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: LockerGoga Ransomware Activity",
entity page, dataset version ref-27cde0438747, updated 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/74db3488-fd28-480a-95aa-b7af626de068 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 74db3488-fd28-480a-95aa-b7af626de068, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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