Sigma rule: Java Running with Remote Debugging

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-73bc617e7ccb, updated 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Java Running with Remote Debugging
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2019-01-16
Modified
2023-02-01
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_java_remote_debugging.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a JAVA process running with remote debugging allowing more than just localhost to connect

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_jdwp_transport:
    CommandLine|contains: 'transport=dt_socket,address='
selection_old_jvm_version:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'jre1.'
        - 'jdk1.'
exclusion:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'address=127.0.0.1'
        - 'address=localhost'
condition: all of selection_* and not exclusion

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.t1203
  • attack.execution

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_java_remote_debugging.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Java Running with Remote Debugging" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_java_remote_debugging.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: Java Running with Remote Debugging",
entity page, dataset version ref-73bc617e7ccb, updated 2023-02-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/8f88e3f6-2a49-48f5-a5c4-2f7eedf78710 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 8f88e3f6-2a49-48f5-a5c4-2f7eedf78710, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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