Sigma rule: TropicTrooper Campaign November 2018

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b05133b37455, updated 2020-08-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
TropicTrooper Campaign November 2018
Status
stable
Level
high
Author
@41thexplorer, Microsoft Defender ATP
Date
2019-11-12
Modified
2020-08-27
File
rules-emerging-threats/2018/TA/TropicTrooper/proc_creation_win_apt_tropictrooper.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects TropicTrooper activity, an actor who targeted high-profile organizations in the energy and food and beverage sectors in Asia

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains: 'abCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCc'
condition: selection

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.001
  • 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/2018/TA/TropicTrooper/proc_creation_win_apt_tropictrooper.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "TropicTrooper Campaign November 2018" by @41thexplorer, Microsoft Defender ATP (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2018/TA/TropicTrooper/proc_creation_win_apt_tropictrooper.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: TropicTrooper Campaign November 2018",
entity page, dataset version ref-b05133b37455, updated 2020-08-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/8c7090c3-e0a0-4944-bd08-08c3a0cecf79 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 8c7090c3-e0a0-4944-bd08-08c3a0cecf79, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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