Sigma rule: Using SettingSyncHost.exe as LOLBin

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-60d51e1f7370, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Using SettingSyncHost.exe as LOLBin
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Anton Kutepov, oscd.community
Date
2020-02-05
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_settingsynchost.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects using SettingSyncHost.exe to run hijacked binary

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

system_utility:
    Image|startswith:
        - 'C:\Windows\System32\'
        - 'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\'
parent_is_settingsynchost:
    ParentCommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'cmd.exe /c'
        - 'RoamDiag.cmd'
        - '-outputpath'
condition: not system_utility and parent_is_settingsynchost

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1574.008

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_lolbin_settingsynchost.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Using SettingSyncHost.exe as LOLBin" by Anton Kutepov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_settingsynchost.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: Using SettingSyncHost.exe as LOLBin",
entity page, dataset version ref-60d51e1f7370, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b2ddd389-f676-4ac4-845a-e00781a48e5f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b2ddd389-f676-4ac4-845a-e00781a48e5f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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