Sigma rule: Suspicious File Creation Activity From Fake Recycle.Bin Folder

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-e7fe57017ac9, updated 2023-12-11T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious File Creation Activity From Fake Recycle.Bin Folder
Status
test
Level
high
Author
X__Junior (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-07-12
Modified
2023-12-11
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_recycle_bin_fake_exec.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects file write event from/to a fake recycle bin folder that is often used as a staging directory for malware

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    - Image|contains:
          # e.g. C:\$RECYCLER.BIN
          - 'RECYCLERS.BIN\'
          - 'RECYCLER.BIN\'
    - TargetFilename|contains:
          # e.g. C:\$RECYCLER.BIN
          - 'RECYCLERS.BIN\'
          - 'RECYCLER.BIN\'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.stealth

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/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_recycle_bin_fake_exec.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious File Creation Activity From Fake Recycle.Bin Folder" by X__Junior (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_recycle_bin_fake_exec.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: Suspicious File Creation Activity From Fake Recycle.Bin Folder",
entity page, dataset version ref-e7fe57017ac9, updated 2023-12-11T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/cd8b36ac-8e4a-4c2f-a402-a29b8fbd5bca (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule cd8b36ac-8e4a-4c2f-a402-a29b8fbd5bca, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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