Sigma rule: Potential Peach Sandstorm APT C2 Communication Activity

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-eaba5e66f9d1, updated 2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential Peach Sandstorm APT C2 Communication Activity
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
Date
2024-01-15
File
rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Peach-Sandstorm/proxy_apt_peach_sandstorm_falsefont_backdoor_c2_coms.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects potential C2 communication activity related to Peach Sandstorm APT

Log source

category
proxy

Detection

selection:
    cs-method: 'GET'
    c-uri|endswith:
        - '/api/Core/Command/Init'
        - '/api/Core/Command/Restart'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • detection.emerging-threats

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/2023/TA/Peach-Sandstorm/proxy_apt_peach_sandstorm_falsefont_backdoor_c2_coms.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential Peach Sandstorm APT C2 Communication Activity" by X__Junior (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/TA/Peach-Sandstorm/proxy_apt_peach_sandstorm_falsefont_backdoor_c2_coms.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: Potential Peach Sandstorm APT C2 Communication Activity",
entity page, dataset version ref-eaba5e66f9d1, updated 2024-01-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b8225208-81d0-4715-a822-12bcdd583e0f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b8225208-81d0-4715-a822-12bcdd583e0f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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