Sigma rule: Suspicious ZipExec Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d3467d3c1afc, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious ZipExec Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2021-11-07
Modified
2022-12-25
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_zipexec.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

ZipExec is a Proof-of-Concept (POC) tool to wrap binary-based tools into a password-protected zip file.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

run:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '/generic:Microsoft_Windows_Shell_ZipFolder:filename='
        - '.zip'
        - '/pass:'
        - '/user:'
delete:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '/delete'
        - 'Microsoft_Windows_Shell_ZipFolder:filename='
        - '.zip'
condition: run or delete

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218
  • attack.t1202

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_hktl_zipexec.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious ZipExec Execution" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_hktl_zipexec.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 ZipExec Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-d3467d3c1afc, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/90dcf730-1b71-4ae7-9ffc-6fcf62bd0132 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 90dcf730-1b71-4ae7-9ffc-6fcf62bd0132, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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