Sigma rule: Turla Group Lateral Movement

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-2f48a7c74aba, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Turla Group Lateral Movement
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Markus Neis
Date
2017-11-07
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules-emerging-threats/2014/TA/Turla/proc_creation_win_apt_turla_commands_critical.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects automated lateral movement by Turla group

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine:
        - 'net use \\\\%DomainController%\C$ "P@ssw0rd" *'
        - 'dir c:\\*.doc* /s'
        - 'dir %TEMP%\\*.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.g0010
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.t1021.002
  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1083
  • attack.t1135
  • detection.emerging-threats

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-emerging-threats/2014/TA/Turla/proc_creation_win_apt_turla_commands_critical.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Turla Group Lateral Movement" by Markus Neis (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2014/TA/Turla/proc_creation_win_apt_turla_commands_critical.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: Turla Group Lateral Movement",
entity page, dataset version ref-2f48a7c74aba, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c601f20d-570a-4cde-a7d6-e17f99cb8e7f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c601f20d-570a-4cde-a7d6-e17f99cb8e7f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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