Sigma rule: Node Process Executions

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d670679039b2, updated 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Node Process Executions
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Max Altgelt (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-04-06
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_node_adobe_creative_cloud_abuse.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of other scripts using the Node executable packaged with Adobe Creative Cloud

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\libs\node.exe'
filter:
    CommandLine|contains: 'Adobe Creative Cloud Experience\js' # Folder where Creative Cloud's JS resources are located
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1127
  • attack.t1059.007

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_node_adobe_creative_cloud_abuse.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Node Process Executions" by Max Altgelt (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_node_adobe_creative_cloud_abuse.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: Node Process Executions",
entity page, dataset version ref-d670679039b2, updated 2022-04-06T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/df1f26d3-bea7-4700-9ea2-ad3e990cf90e (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule df1f26d3-bea7-4700-9ea2-ad3e990cf90e, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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