Sigma rule: Network Connection Initiated By IMEWDBLD.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c1ab728f8cd7, updated 2023-11-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Network Connection Initiated By IMEWDBLD.EXE
Status
test
Level
high
Author
frack113
Date
2022-01-22
Modified
2023-11-09
File
rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_imewdbld.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a network connection initiated by IMEWDBLD.EXE. This might indicate potential abuse of the utility as a LOLBIN in order to download arbitrary files or additional payloads.

Log source

product
windows
category
network_connection

Detection

selection:
    Initiated: 'true'
    Image|endswith: '\IMEWDBLD.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1105

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/network_connection/net_connection_win_imewdbld.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Network Connection Initiated By IMEWDBLD.EXE" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/network_connection/net_connection_win_imewdbld.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: Network Connection Initiated By IMEWDBLD.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-c1ab728f8cd7, updated 2023-11-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/8d7e392e-9b28-49e1-831d-5949c6281228 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 8d7e392e-9b28-49e1-831d-5949c6281228, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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