Sigma rule: PDQ Deploy Remote Adminstartion Tool Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1c2328637c34, updated 2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PDQ Deploy Remote Adminstartion Tool Execution
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2022-10-01
Modified
2023-01-30
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pdqdeploy_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect use of PDQ Deploy remote admin tool

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Description: PDQ Deploy Console
    - Product: PDQ Deploy
    - Company: PDQ.com
    - OriginalFileName: PDQDeployConsole.exe
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate use

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.t1072

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pdqdeploy_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PDQ Deploy Remote Adminstartion Tool Execution" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pdqdeploy_execution.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: PDQ Deploy Remote Adminstartion Tool Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-1c2328637c34, updated 2023-01-30T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d679950c-abb7-43a6-80fb-2a480c4fc450 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d679950c-abb7-43a6-80fb-2a480c4fc450, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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