Sigma rule: Process Launched Without Image Name

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-ef4cef057f69, updated 2024-07-23T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Process Launched Without Image Name
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Matt Anderson (Huntress)
Date
2024-07-23
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_no_image_name.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detect the use of processes with no name (".exe"), which can be used to evade Image-based detections.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Rare legitimate software.

Tags

  • attack.stealth

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_susp_no_image_name.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Process Launched Without Image Name" by Matt Anderson (Huntress) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_no_image_name.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: Process Launched Without Image Name",
entity page, dataset version ref-ef4cef057f69, updated 2024-07-23T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f208d6d8-d83a-4c2c-960d-877c37da84e5 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f208d6d8-d83a-4c2c-960d-877c37da84e5, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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