Sigma rule: Potential APT FIN7 Reconnaissance/POWERTRASH Related Activity
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-58c0648ed1e3, updated 2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Potential APT FIN7 Reconnaissance/POWERTRASH Related Activity
- Status
- test
- Level
- high
- Author
- Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
- Date
- 2023-05-04
- File
- rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/FIN7/proc_creation_win_apt_fin7_powertrash_lateral_movement.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detects specific command line execution used by FIN7 as reported by WithSecureLabs for reconnaissance and POWERTRASH execution
Log source
- product
- windows
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection_1:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '-noni -nop -exe bypass -f \\\\'
- 'ADMIN$'
selection_2:
CommandLine|contains|all:
- '-ex bypass -noprof -nolog -nonint -f'
- 'C:\Windows\Temp\'
condition: 1 of selection_*False positives (as the rule lists them)
- Unlikely
Tags
- attack.execution
- attack.g0046
- detection.emerging-threats
MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names
References
- https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/fin7-target-veeam-servers
- https://labs.withsecure.com/publications/fin7-target-veeam-servers/jcr:content/root/responsivegrid/responsivegrid/responsivegrid/image_253944286.img.png/1682500394900.png
- https://github.com/WithSecureLabs/iocs/blob/344203de742bb7e68bd56618f66d34be95a9f9fc/FIN7VEEAM/iocs.csv
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Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Potential APT FIN7 Reconnaissance/POWERTRASH Related Activity" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/FIN7/proc_creation_win_apt_fin7_powertrash_lateral_movement.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Potential APT FIN7 Reconnaissance/POWERTRASH Related Activity",
entity page, dataset version ref-58c0648ed1e3, updated 2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/911389c7-5ae3-43ea-bab3-a947ebdeb85e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 911389c7-5ae3-43ea-bab3-a947ebdeb85e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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