Sigma rule: APT27 - Emissary Panda Activity

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ef3384a753ec, updated 2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
APT27 - Emissary Panda Activity
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2018-09-03
Modified
2023-03-09
File
rules-emerging-threats/2018/TA/APT27/proc_creation_win_apt_apt27_emissary_panda.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of DLL side-loading malware used by threat group Emissary Panda aka APT27

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_sllauncher:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\sllauncher.exe'
    Image|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
selection_svchost:
    ParentImage|contains: '\AppData\Roaming\'
    Image|endswith: '\svchost.exe'
    CommandLine|contains: '-k'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1574.001
  • attack.g0027
  • 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/2018/TA/APT27/proc_creation_win_apt_apt27_emissary_panda.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "APT27 - Emissary Panda Activity" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2018/TA/APT27/proc_creation_win_apt_apt27_emissary_panda.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: APT27 - Emissary Panda Activity",
entity page, dataset version ref-ef3384a753ec, updated 2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9aa01d62-7667-4d3b-acb8-8cb5103e2014 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9aa01d62-7667-4d3b-acb8-8cb5103e2014, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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