Sigma rule: Files Dropped to Program Files by Non-Priviledged Process

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ae1f15d21683, updated 2021-08-14T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Files Dropped to Program Files by Non-Priviledged Process
Status
experimental
Level
medium
Author
Teymur Kheirkhabarov (idea), Ryan Plas (rule), oscd.community
Date
2020/10/17
Modified
2021/08/14
File
unsupported/windows/sysmon_non_priv_program_files_move.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Search for dropping of files to Windows/Program Files fodlers by non-priviledged processes

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

integrity:
    IntegrityLevel: 'Medium'
program_files:
    TargetFilename|contains:
        - '\Program Files\'
        - '\Program Files (x86)\'
windows:
    TargetFilename|startswith: '\Windows\'
temp:
    TargetFilename|contains: 'temp'
condition: integrity and (program_files or windows and not temp)

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense_evasion
  • attack.t1574
  • attack.t1574.010

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/unsupported/windows/sysmon_non_priv_program_files_move.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Files Dropped to Program Files by Non-Priviledged Process" by Teymur Kheirkhabarov (idea), Ryan Plas (rule), oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/unsupported/windows/sysmon_non_priv_program_files_move.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: Files Dropped to Program Files by Non-Priviledged Process",
entity page, dataset version ref-ae1f15d21683, updated 2021-08-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d6d9f4fb-4c1c-4f53-b306-62a22c7c61e1 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d6d9f4fb-4c1c-4f53-b306-62a22c7c61e1, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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