Sigma rule: DNS Query Request To OneLaunch Update Service

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-d8fae10c9d1d, updated 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
DNS Query Request To OneLaunch Update Service
Status
test
Level
low
Author
Josh Nickels
Date
2024-02-26
File
rules/windows/dns_query/dns_query_win_onelaunch_update_service.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects DNS query requests to "update.onelaunch.com". This domain is associated with the OneLaunch adware application.
When the OneLaunch application is installed it will attempt to get updates from this domain.

Log source

product
windows
category
dns_query

Detection

selection:
    QueryName: 'update.onelaunch.com'
    Image|endswith: '\OneLaunch.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unlikely

Tags

  • attack.credential-access
  • attack.collection
  • attack.t1056

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/dns_query/dns_query_win_onelaunch_update_service.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "DNS Query Request To OneLaunch Update Service" by Josh Nickels (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/dns_query/dns_query_win_onelaunch_update_service.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: DNS Query Request To OneLaunch Update Service",
entity page, dataset version ref-d8fae10c9d1d, updated 2024-02-26T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/df68f791-ad95-447f-a271-640a0dab9cf8 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule df68f791-ad95-447f-a271-640a0dab9cf8, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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