Sigma rule: Potential Bumblebee Remote Thread Creation

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-22b015d4edb2, updated 2022-09-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Bumblebee Remote Thread Creation
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-09-27
File
rules-emerging-threats/2022/Malware/Bumblebee/create_remote_thread_win_malware_bumblebee.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects remote thread injection events based on action seen used by bumblebee

Log source

product
windows
category
create_remote_thread

Detection

selection:
    SourceImage|endswith:
        - '\wabmig.exe'
        - '\wab.exe'
        - '\ImagingDevices.exe'
    TargetImage|endswith: '\rundll32.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218.011
  • attack.t1059.001
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2022/Malware/Bumblebee/create_remote_thread_win_malware_bumblebee.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Bumblebee Remote Thread Creation" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Malware/Bumblebee/create_remote_thread_win_malware_bumblebee.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: Potential Bumblebee Remote Thread Creation",
entity page, dataset version ref-22b015d4edb2, updated 2022-09-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/994cac2b-92c2-44bf-8853-14f6ca39fbda (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 994cac2b-92c2-44bf-8853-14f6ca39fbda, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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