Sigma rule: Automated Turla Group Lateral Movement

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-54e5e408488d, updated 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Automated Turla Group Lateral Movement
Status
unsupported
Level
medium
Author
Markus Neis
Date
2017/11/07
Modified
2023/02/24
File
unsupported/windows/proc_creation_win_correlation_apt_turla_commands_medium.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects automated lateral movement by Turla group

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

netCommand1:
    CommandLine: 'net view /DOMAIN'
netCommand2:
    CommandLine: 'net session'
netCommand3:
    CommandLine: 'net share'
timeframe: 1m
condition: netCommand1 | near netCommand2 and netCommand3

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.g0010
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059
  • attack.lateral_movement
  • attack.t1021.002
  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1083
  • attack.t1135

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/unsupported/windows/proc_creation_win_correlation_apt_turla_commands_medium.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Automated Turla Group Lateral Movement" by Markus Neis (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/unsupported/windows/proc_creation_win_correlation_apt_turla_commands_medium.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: Automated Turla Group Lateral Movement",
entity page, dataset version ref-54e5e408488d, updated 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/75925535-ca97-4e0a-a850-00b5c00779dc (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 75925535-ca97-4e0a-a850-00b5c00779dc, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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