Sigma rule: Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell In Uncommon Target

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-15ee023bed73, updated 2023-11-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell In Uncommon Target
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2018-06-25
Modified
2023-11-10
File
rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_powershell_susp_targets.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of a remote thread from a Powershell process in an uncommon target process

Log source

product
windows
category
create_remote_thread

Detection

selection:
    SourceImage|endswith:
        - '\powershell.exe'
        - '\pwsh.exe'
    TargetImage|endswith:
        # Note: Please add additional potential interesting targets to increase coverage
        - '\rundll32.exe'
        - '\regsvr32.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218.011
  • attack.t1059.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_powershell_susp_targets.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell In Uncommon Target" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_powershell_susp_targets.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: Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell In Uncommon Target",
entity page, dataset version ref-15ee023bed73, updated 2023-11-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/99b97608-3e21-4bfe-8217-2a127c396a0e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 99b97608-3e21-4bfe-8217-2a127c396a0e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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