Sigma rule: New Virtual Smart Card Created Via TpmVscMgr.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-92de16805a3c, updated 2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
New Virtual Smart Card Created Via TpmVscMgr.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-06-15
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_tpmvscmgr_add_virtual_smartcard.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of "Tpmvscmgr.exe" to create a new virtual smart card.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    Image|endswith: '\tpmvscmgr.exe'
    OriginalFileName: 'TpmVscMgr.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains: 'create'
condition: all of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate usage by an administrator

Tags

  • attack.execution

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/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_tpmvscmgr_add_virtual_smartcard.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "New Virtual Smart Card Created Via TpmVscMgr.EXE" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_tpmvscmgr_add_virtual_smartcard.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: New Virtual Smart Card Created Via TpmVscMgr.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-92de16805a3c, updated 2023-06-15T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/c633622e-cab9-4eaa-bb13-66a1d68b3e47 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c633622e-cab9-4eaa-bb13-66a1d68b3e47, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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