Sigma rule: Suspicious File Download From File Sharing Domain Via Wget.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b1e97f33175f, updated 2026-03-29T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious File Download From File Sharing Domain Via Wget.EXE
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-05-05
Modified
2026-03-29
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wget_download_susp_file_sharing_domains.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potentially suspicious file downloads from file sharing domains using wget.exe

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\wget.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'wget.exe'
selection_websites:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '.githubusercontent.com'       # Includes both gists and github repositories / Michael Haag (idea)
        - '0x0.st'
        - 'anonfiles.com'
        - 'bashupload.com'
        - 'cdn.discordapp.com'
        - 'chunk.io'
        - 'ddns.net'
        - 'dl.dropboxusercontent.com'
        - 'ghostbin.co'
        - 'github.com'
        - 'glitch.me'
        - 'gofile.io'
        - 'hastebin.com'
        - 'mediafire.com'
        - 'mega.nz'
        - 'onrender.com'
        - 'pages.dev'
        - 'paste.ee'
        - 'pastebin.com'
        - 'pastebin.pl'
        - 'pastetext.net'
        - 'pixeldrain.com'
        - 'privatlab.com'
        - 'privatlab.net'
        - 'send.exploit.in'
        - 'sendspace.com'
        - 'storage.googleapis.com'
        - 'storjshare.io'
        - 'supabase.co'
        - 'temp.sh'
        - 'transfer.sh'
        - 'trycloudflare.com'
        - 'ufile.io'
        - 'w3spaces.com'
        - 'workers.dev'
        - 'x0.at'
selection_http:
    CommandLine|contains: 'http'
selection_flag:
    - CommandLine|re: '\s-O\s'
    - CommandLine|contains: '--output-document'
selection_ext:
    CommandLine|endswith:
        - '.ps1'
        - ".ps1'"
        - '.ps1"'
        - '.dat'
        - ".dat'"
        - '.dat"'
        - '.msi'
        - ".msi'"
        - '.msi"'
        - '.bat'
        - ".bat'"
        - '.bat"'
        - '.exe'
        - ".exe'"
        - '.exe"'
        - '.vbs'
        - ".vbs'"
        - '.vbs"'
        - '.vbe'
        - ".vbe'"
        - '.vbe"'
        - '.hta'
        - ".hta'"
        - '.hta"'
        - '.dll'
        - ".dll'"
        - '.dll"'
        - '.psm1'
        - ".psm1'"
        - '.psm1"'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wget_download_susp_file_sharing_domains.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious File Download From File Sharing Domain Via Wget.EXE" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wget_download_susp_file_sharing_domains.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: Suspicious File Download From File Sharing Domain Via Wget.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-b1e97f33175f, updated 2026-03-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/a0d7e4d2-bede-4141-8896-bc6e237e977c (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule a0d7e4d2-bede-4141-8896-bc6e237e977c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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