Sigma rule: Qakbot Uninstaller Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-731f564b42a8, updated 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Qakbot Uninstaller Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-08-31
Modified
2023-09-01
File
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/Qakbot/proc_creation_win_malware_qakbot_uninstaller_cleanup.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of the Qakbot uninstaller file mentioned in the USAO-CDCA document on the disruption of the Qakbot malware and botnet

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\QbotUninstall.exe'
    - Hashes|contains:
          - 'IMPHASH=E772C815072311D6FB8C3390743E6BE5'
          - 'SHA256=423A9D13D410E2DC38EABB9FDF3121D2072472D0426260283A638B822DCD5180'
          - 'SHA256=559CAE635F0D870652B9482EF436B31D4BB1A5A0F51750836F328D749291D0B6'
          - 'SHA256=855EB5481F77DDE5AD8FA6E9D953D4AEBC280DDDF9461144B16ED62817CC5071'
          - 'SHA256=FAB408536AA37C4ABC8BE97AB9C1F86CB33B63923D423FDC2859EB9D63FA8EA0'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • 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/Malware/Qakbot/proc_creation_win_malware_qakbot_uninstaller_cleanup.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Qakbot Uninstaller Execution" by Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/Qakbot/proc_creation_win_malware_qakbot_uninstaller_cleanup.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: Qakbot Uninstaller Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-731f564b42a8, updated 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/bc309b7a-3c29-4937-a4a3-e232473f9168 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule bc309b7a-3c29-4937-a4a3-e232473f9168, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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