Sigma rule: Potential SNAKE Malware Installation Binary Indicator

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-943c6f2f5445, updated 2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Potential SNAKE Malware Installation Binary Indicator
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-05-04
File
rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/SNAKE/proc_creation_win_malware_snake_installer_exec.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a specific binary name seen used by SNAKE malware during its installation as described by CISA in their report

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith:
        - '\jpsetup.exe'
        - '\jpinst.exe'
filter_main_cli_name:
    CommandLine:
        - 'jpinst.exe'
        - 'jpinst'
        - 'jpsetup.exe'
        - 'jpsetup'
filter_main_cli_empty:
    CommandLine: ''
filter_main_cli_null:
    CommandLine: null
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

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/proc_creation_win_malware_snake_installer_exec.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Potential SNAKE Malware Installation Binary Indicator" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2023/Malware/SNAKE/proc_creation_win_malware_snake_installer_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: Potential SNAKE Malware Installation Binary Indicator",
entity page, dataset version ref-943c6f2f5445, updated 2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d91ff53f-fd0c-419d-a6b8-ae038d5c3733 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d91ff53f-fd0c-419d-a6b8-ae038d5c3733, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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