Sigma rule: Turla Group Commands May 2020

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c9aa3a81f482, updated 2025-10-19T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Turla Group Commands May 2020
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2020-05-26
Modified
2025-10-19
File
rules-emerging-threats/2014/TA/Turla/proc_creation_win_apt_turla_comrat_may20.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects commands used by Turla group as reported by ESET in May 2020

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_cli_1:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'tracert -h 10 yahoo.com'
        - '.WSqmCons))|iex;'
        - 'Fr`omBa`se6`4Str`ing'
selection_cli_2:
    CommandLine|re: 'net\s+use\s+https://docs.live.net'
    CommandLine|contains: '@aol.co.uk'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.g0010
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.001
  • attack.t1053.005
  • attack.t1027
  • 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/2014/TA/Turla/proc_creation_win_apt_turla_comrat_may20.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Turla Group Commands May 2020" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2014/TA/Turla/proc_creation_win_apt_turla_comrat_may20.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: Turla Group Commands May 2020",
entity page, dataset version ref-c9aa3a81f482, updated 2025-10-19T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9e2e51c5-c699-4794-ba5a-29f5da40ac0c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9e2e51c5-c699-4794-ba5a-29f5da40ac0c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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