Sigma rule: Lolbin Runexehelper Use As Proxy

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5914f78ca00c, updated 2022-12-29T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Lolbin Runexehelper Use As Proxy
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-12-29
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_runexehelper.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect usage of the "runexehelper.exe" binary as a proxy to launch other programs

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '\runexehelper.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1218

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/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_runexehelper.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Lolbin Runexehelper Use As Proxy" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_lolbin_runexehelper.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: Lolbin Runexehelper Use As Proxy",
entity page, dataset version ref-5914f78ca00c, updated 2022-12-29T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/cd71385d-fd9b-4691-9b98-2b1f7e508714 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule cd71385d-fd9b-4691-9b98-2b1f7e508714, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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