Sigma rule: Compress Data and Lock With Password for Exfiltration With WINZIP

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-37d5bf5e4526, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Compress Data and Lock With Password for Exfiltration With WINZIP
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
frack113
Date
2021-07-27
Modified
2022-12-25
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_winzip_password_compression.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

An adversary may compress or encrypt data that is collected prior to exfiltration using 3rd party utilities

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection_winzip:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'winzip.exe'
        - 'winzip64.exe'
selection_password:
    CommandLine|contains: '-s"'
selection_other:
    CommandLine|contains:
        - ' -min '
        - ' -a '
condition: all of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.collection
  • attack.t1560.001

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_winzip_password_compression.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Compress Data and Lock With Password for Exfiltration With WINZIP" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_winzip_password_compression.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: Compress Data and Lock With Password for Exfiltration With WINZIP",
entity page, dataset version ref-37d5bf5e4526, updated 2022-12-25T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/e2e80da2-8c66-4e00-ae3c-2eebd29f6b6d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule e2e80da2-8c66-4e00-ae3c-2eebd29f6b6d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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