Sigma rule: Renamed Remote Utilities RAT (RURAT) Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c5a81e86a32f, updated 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Renamed Remote Utilities RAT (RURAT) Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-09-19
Modified
2023-02-03
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_rurat.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of renamed Remote Utilities (RURAT) via Product PE header field

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Product: 'Remote Utilities'
filter:
    Image|endswith:
        - '\rutserv.exe'
        - '\rfusclient.exe'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.collection
  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.discovery
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.s0592

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_renamed_rurat.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Renamed Remote Utilities RAT (RURAT) Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_renamed_rurat.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: Renamed Remote Utilities RAT (RURAT) Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-c5a81e86a32f, updated 2023-02-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/9ef27c24-4903-4192-881a-3adde7ff92a5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 9ef27c24-4903-4192-881a-3adde7ff92a5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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