Sigma rule: Suspicious Execution of Hostname

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2219d8915f9e, updated 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious Execution of Hostname
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2022-01-01
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hostname_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Use of hostname to get information

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\HOSTNAME.EXE'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1082

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/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hostname_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious Execution of Hostname" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hostname_execution.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: Suspicious Execution of Hostname",
entity page, dataset version ref-2219d8915f9e, updated 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7be5fb68-f9ef-476d-8b51-0256ebece19e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7be5fb68-f9ef-476d-8b51-0256ebece19e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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