Sigma rule: Indirect Command Execution By Program Compatibility Wizard

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-8ede2dd7bf09, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Indirect Command Execution By Program Compatibility Wizard
Status
test
Level
low
Author
A. Sungurov , oscd.community
Date
2020-10-12
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_pcwrun.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect indirect command execution via Program Compatibility Assistant pcwrun.exe

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\pcwrun.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Need to use extra processing with 'unique_count' / 'filter' to focus on outliers as opposed to commonly seen artifacts
  • Legit usage of scripts

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218
  • attack.execution

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_pcwrun.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Indirect Command Execution By Program Compatibility Wizard" by A. Sungurov , oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_pcwrun.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: Indirect Command Execution By Program Compatibility Wizard",
entity page, dataset version ref-8ede2dd7bf09, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b97cd4b1-30b8-4a9d-bd72-6293928d52bc (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b97cd4b1-30b8-4a9d-bd72-6293928d52bc, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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