Sigma rule: Replace.exe Usage

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-3facaba96061, updated 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Replace.exe Usage
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-03-06
Modified
2024-03-13
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_replace.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of Replace.exe which can be used to replace file with another file

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\replace.exe'
argument:
    CommandLine|contains|windash: '-a'
condition: selection and argument

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

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

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_lolbin_replace.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Replace.exe Usage" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_replace.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: Replace.exe Usage",
entity page, dataset version ref-3facaba96061, updated 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9292293b-8496-4715-9db6-37028dcda4b3 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9292293b-8496-4715-9db6-37028dcda4b3, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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