Sigma rule: Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-1d479147be08, updated 2023-11-10T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-06
Modified
2023-11-10
File
rules-threat-hunting/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_powershell_generic.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the creation of a remote thread from a Powershell process to another process

Log source

product
windows
category
create_remote_thread

Detection

selection:
    SourceImage|endswith:
        - '\powershell.exe'
        - '\pwsh.exe'
filter_main_compattelrunner:
    SourceParentImage|endswith: ':\Windows\System32\CompatTelRunner.exe'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059.001
  • detection.threat-hunting

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

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-threat-hunting/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_powershell_generic.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell" by Nikita Nazarov, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-threat-hunting/windows/create_remote_thread/create_remote_thread_win_powershell_generic.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: Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell",
entity page, dataset version ref-1d479147be08, updated 2023-11-10T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/eeb2e3dc-c1f4-40dd-9bd5-149ee465ad50 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule eeb2e3dc-c1f4-40dd-9bd5-149ee465ad50, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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