Sigma rule: Griffon Malware Attack Pattern

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-e2e112171419, updated 2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Griffon Malware Attack Pattern
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-03-09
File
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/Griffon/proc_creation_win_malware_griffon_patterns.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects process execution patterns related to Griffon malware as reported by Kaspersky

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '\local\temp\'
        - '//b /e:jscript'
        - '.txt'
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/Griffon/proc_creation_win_malware_griffon_patterns.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Griffon Malware Attack Pattern" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/Griffon/proc_creation_win_malware_griffon_patterns.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: Griffon Malware Attack Pattern",
entity page, dataset version ref-e2e112171419, updated 2023-03-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/bcc6f179-11cd-4111-a9a6-0fab68515cf7 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule bcc6f179-11cd-4111-a9a6-0fab68515cf7, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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