Sigma rule: Kapeka Backdoor Autorun Persistence

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-afc7a8944cae, updated 2024-07-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Kapeka Backdoor Autorun Persistence
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel
Date
2024-07-03
File
rules-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/kapeka/registry_set_malware_kapeka_backdoor_autorun_persistence.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the setting of a new value in the Autorun key that is used by the Kapeka backdoor for persistence.

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
    TargetObject|endswith:
        - '\Sens Api'
        - '\OneDrive'
    Details|contains|all:
        - ':\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe'
        - '.wll'
        - '#1'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.persistence
  • attack.t1547.001
  • detection.emerging-threats

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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/2024/Malware/kapeka/registry_set_malware_kapeka_backdoor_autorun_persistence.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Kapeka Backdoor Autorun Persistence" by Swachchhanda Shrawan Poudel (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2024/Malware/kapeka/registry_set_malware_kapeka_backdoor_autorun_persistence.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: Kapeka Backdoor Autorun Persistence",
entity page, dataset version ref-afc7a8944cae, updated 2024-07-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c0c67b21-eb8a-4c84-a395-40473ec3b482 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c0c67b21-eb8a-4c84-a395-40473ec3b482, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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