Sigma rule: Data Copied To Clipboard Via Clip.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-985aecbd472d, updated 2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Data Copied To Clipboard Via Clip.EXE
Status
test
Level
low
Author
frack113
Date
2021-07-27
Modified
2023-02-21
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_clip_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of clip.exe in order to copy data to the clipboard. Adversaries may collect data stored in the clipboard from users copying information within or between applications.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    - Image|endswith: '\clip.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: clip.exe
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.collection
  • attack.t1115

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/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_clip_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Data Copied To Clipboard Via Clip.EXE" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_clip_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: Data Copied To Clipboard Via Clip.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-985aecbd472d, updated 2023-02-21T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/ddeff553-5233-4ae9-bbab-d64d2bd634be (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule ddeff553-5233-4ae9-bbab-d64d2bd634be, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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