Sigma rule: Arbitrary File Download Via GfxDownloadWrapper.EXE

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6d92ae12a302, updated 2023-10-18T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Arbitrary File Download Via GfxDownloadWrapper.EXE
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Victor Sergeev, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-09
Modified
2023-10-18
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_gfxdownloadwrapper_arbitrary_file_download.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of GfxDownloadWrapper.exe with a URL as an argument to download file.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\GfxDownloadWrapper.exe'
    CommandLine|contains:
        - 'http://'
        - 'https://'
filter_main_known_urls:
    CommandLine|contains: 'https://gameplayapi.intel.com/'
condition: selection and not 1 of filter_main_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.command-and-control
  • attack.t1105

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_gfxdownloadwrapper_arbitrary_file_download.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Arbitrary File Download Via GfxDownloadWrapper.EXE" by Victor Sergeev, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_gfxdownloadwrapper_arbitrary_file_download.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: Arbitrary File Download Via GfxDownloadWrapper.EXE",
entity page, dataset version ref-6d92ae12a302, updated 2023-10-18T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/eee00933-a761-4cd0-be70-c42fe91731e7 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule eee00933-a761-4cd0-be70-c42fe91731e7, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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