Sigma rule: Blue Mockingbird

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-0684280e1f95, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Blue Mockingbird
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Trent Liffick (@tliffick)
Date
2020-05-14
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules-emerging-threats/2020/Malware/Blue-Mockingbird/proc_creation_win_malware_blue_mockingbird.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Attempts to detect system changes made by Blue Mockingbird

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

sc_cmd:
    Image|endswith: '\cmd.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - 'sc config'
        - 'wercplsupporte.dll'
wmic_cmd:
    Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
    CommandLine|endswith: 'COR_PROFILER'
condition: sc_cmd or wmic_cmd

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.execution
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112
  • attack.t1047
  • detection.emerging-threats

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

  • ce239692-aa94-41b3-b32f-9cab259c96ea (merged)

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/2020/Malware/Blue-Mockingbird/proc_creation_win_malware_blue_mockingbird.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Blue Mockingbird" by Trent Liffick (@tliffick) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2020/Malware/Blue-Mockingbird/proc_creation_win_malware_blue_mockingbird.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: Blue Mockingbird",
entity page, dataset version ref-0684280e1f95, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c3198a27-23a0-4c2c-af19-e5328d49680e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c3198a27-23a0-4c2c-af19-e5328d49680e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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