Sigma rule: SNAKE Malware Kernel Driver File Indicator

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-731527608fba, updated 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
SNAKE Malware Kernel Driver File Indicator
Status
test
Level
critical
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-05-10
File
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/SNAKE/file_event_win_malware_snake_encrypted_payload_ioc.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects SNAKE malware kernel driver file indicator

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    TargetFilename: 'C:\Windows\System32\Com\Comadmin.dat'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • detection.emerging-threats

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/2023/Malware/SNAKE/file_event_win_malware_snake_encrypted_payload_ioc.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "SNAKE Malware Kernel Driver File Indicator" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/SNAKE/file_event_win_malware_snake_encrypted_payload_ioc.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: SNAKE Malware Kernel Driver File Indicator",
entity page, dataset version ref-731527608fba, updated 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d6d9d23f-69c1-41b5-8305-fa8250bd027f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d6d9d23f-69c1-41b5-8305-fa8250bd027f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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