Sigma rule: Renamed PaExec Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-aad66b302afa, updated 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z.

SigmaHQ marks this rule as deprecated.

Rule

Title
Renamed PaExec Execution
Status
deprecated
Level
medium
Author
Jason Lynch
Date
2019/04/17
Modified
2023/02/14
File
deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_renamed_paexec.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of renamed paexec via imphash and executable product string

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Product|contains: 'PAExec'
    - Hashes|contains:
        - IMPHASH=11D40A7B7876288F919AB819CC2D9802
        - IMPHASH=6444f8a34e99b8f7d9647de66aabe516
        - IMPHASH=dfd6aa3f7b2b1035b76b718f1ddc689f
        - IMPHASH=1a6cca4d5460b1710a12dea39e4a592c
filter:
    Image|contains: 'paexec'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.defense_evasion
  • attack.t1036.003
  • attack.g0046
  • car.2013-05-009
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1569.002

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/deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_renamed_paexec.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Renamed PaExec Execution" by Jason Lynch (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/deprecated/windows/proc_creation_win_renamed_paexec.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: Renamed PaExec Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-aad66b302afa, updated 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7b0666ad-3e38-4e3d-9bab-78b06de85f7b (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7b0666ad-3e38-4e3d-9bab-78b06de85f7b, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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