Sigma rule: Suspicious Creation with Colorcpl

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-4424a545afe9, updated 2023-01-05T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious Creation with Colorcpl
Status
test
Level
high
Author
frack113
Date
2022-01-21
Modified
2023-01-05
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_colorcpl.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Once executed, colorcpl.exe will copy the arbitrary file to c:\windows\system32\spool\drivers\color\

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\colorcpl.exe'
filter_ext:
    TargetFilename|endswith:
        - '.icm'
        - '.gmmp'
        - '.cdmp'
        - '.camp'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.stealth
  • attack.t1564

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/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_colorcpl.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious Creation with Colorcpl" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_susp_colorcpl.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: Suspicious Creation with Colorcpl",
entity page, dataset version ref-4424a545afe9, updated 2023-01-05T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e15b518d-b4ce-4410-a9cd-501f23ce4a18 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e15b518d-b4ce-4410-a9cd-501f23ce4a18, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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