Sigma rule: PUA - CleanWipe Execution

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-414b02374cd2, updated 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
PUA - CleanWipe Execution
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2021-12-18
Modified
2023-02-14
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_cleanwipe.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the use of CleanWipe a tool usually used to delete Symantec antivirus.

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection1:
    Image|endswith: '\SepRemovalToolNative_x64.exe'
selection2:
    Image|endswith: '\CATClean.exe'
    CommandLine|contains: '--uninstall'
selection3:
    Image|endswith: '\NetInstaller.exe'
    CommandLine|contains: '-r'
selection4:
    Image|endswith: '\WFPUnins.exe'
    CommandLine|contains|all:
        - '/uninstall'
        - '/enterprise'
condition: 1 of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administrative use (Should be investigated either way)

Tags

  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1685

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_pua_cleanwipe.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "PUA - CleanWipe Execution" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_pua_cleanwipe.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: PUA - CleanWipe Execution",
entity page, dataset version ref-414b02374cd2, updated 2023-02-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/f44800ac-38ec-471f-936e-3fa7d9c53100 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule f44800ac-38ec-471f-936e-3fa7d9c53100, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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